diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d4a5ff6..5d69505 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -99,9 +99,9 @@ ifeq ($(RTLSDR), yes)
   ifdef RTLSDR_PREFIX
     CPPFLAGS += -I$(RTLSDR_PREFIX)/include
     ifeq ($(STATIC), yes)
-      LIBS_SDR += -L$(RTLSDR_PREFIX)/lib -Wl,-Bstatic -lrtlsdr -Wl,-Bdynamic $(LIBS_USB)
+      LIBS_SDR += -Wl,-Bstatic -lrtlsdr -Wl,-Bdynamic $(LIBS_USB)
     else
-      LIBS_SDR += -L$(RTLSDR_PREFIX)/lib -lrtlsdr $(LIBS_USB)
+      LIBS_SDR += -lrtlsdr $(LIBS_USB)
     endif
   else
     # some packaged .pc files are massively broken, try to handle it