diff --git a/config.mk b/config.mk
index 7ac83df018eb11da4c003c2b29dad3f427f277e5..f25435478b0333f7354cccfd87f146c083fe7674 100644
--- a/config.mk
+++ b/config.mk
@@ -41,5 +41,5 @@ dmalloc = -DWITH_DMALLOC
 CFLAGS += $(extra_headers) $(xinerama) -DPREFIX=\"$(prefix)\" \
 	-DPACKAGE=\"$(package)\" -DVERSION=\"$(version)\"
 
-LDFLAGS = -lz -lpng -lX11 -lImlib2 -lfreetype -lXext -ldl -lm -lgiblib \
+LDFLAGS = -lpng -lX11 -lImlib2 -lfreetype -lXext -lgiblib \
 	$(xinerama_ld) $(extra_includes)