diff --git a/lib/trace/Makefile b/lib/trace/Makefile
index 9102c320a..f9a3efb05 100644
--- a/lib/trace/Makefile
+++ b/lib/trace/Makefile
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ SO_MINOR := 0
 
 C_SRCS = trace.c trace_flags.c trace_rpc.c
 LIBNAME = trace
+LOCAL_SYS_LIBS = -lrt
 
 SPDK_MAP_FILE = $(abspath $(CURDIR)/spdk_trace.map)
 
diff --git a/mk/spdk.lib.mk b/mk/spdk.lib.mk
index 926c82bcc..39bf907ff 100644
--- a/mk/spdk.lib.mk
+++ b/mk/spdk.lib.mk
@@ -60,9 +60,7 @@ DEP := $(LIB)
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(OS),FreeBSD)
-LOCAL_SYS_LIBS += -L/usr/local/lib -lrt
-else
-LOCAL_SYS_LIBS += -lrt
+LOCAL_SYS_LIBS += -L/usr/local/lib
 endif
 
 define subdirs_rule