diff --git a/extensions/spellcheck/myspell/src/Makefile.in b/extensions/spellcheck/myspell/src/Makefile.in
index 72dffc20a11..deea681ea4d 100644
--- a/extensions/spellcheck/myspell/src/Makefile.in
+++ b/extensions/spellcheck/myspell/src/Makefile.in
@@ -70,8 +70,7 @@ CPPSRCS =         affentry.cpp \
                   $(NULL)
 
 EXTRA_DSO_LDOPTS = \
-		-L$(DIST)/bin \
-		-L$(DIST)/lib \
+		$(LIBS_DIR) \
 		$(XPCOM_LIBS) \
 		$(NSPR_LIBS) \
 		$(MOZ_UNICHARUTIL_LIBS) \