--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@ all:  repmgrd repmgr
 	$(MAKE) -C sql
 
 repmgrd: $(repmgrd_OBJS)
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(repmgrd_OBJS) $(PG_LIBS) $(LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS_EX) $(LIBS) -o repmgrd
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(repmgrd_OBJS) $(PG_LIBS) $(LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS_EX) -o repmgrd
 	$(MAKE) -C sql
 
 repmgr: $(repmgr_OBJS)
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(repmgr_OBJS) $(PG_LIBS) $(LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS_EX) $(LIBS) -o repmgr
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(repmgr_OBJS) $(PG_LIBS) $(LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS_EX) -o repmgr
 
 ifdef USE_PGXS
 PG_CONFIG = pg_config
