diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index d55740aaf..dfa129989 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ endif
 EXTRA_DIST += $(vkd3d_shader_tests)
 
 if BUILD_DEMOS
-DEMOS_LDADD = $(LDADD) libvkd3d-shader.la @DL_LIBS@ @DEMO_LIBS@
+DEMOS_LDADD = $(LDADD) @DL_LIBS@ @DEMO_LIBS@
 DEMOS_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS) @DEMO_CFLAGS@ -Wa,-I$(srcdir)/demos
 bin_PROGRAMS += $(vkd3d_demos)