diff --git a/app/nvmf_tgt/Makefile b/app/nvmf_tgt/Makefile
index 887c680b0..52cac476d 100644
--- a/app/nvmf_tgt/Makefile
+++ b/app/nvmf_tgt/Makefile
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ LIBS += $(ALL_MODULES_LINKER_ARGS) \
 all : $(APP)
 	@:
 
-$(APP) : $(OBJS) $(SPDK_LIB_FILES) $(SPDK_WHOLE_LIBS) $(ALL_MODULES_FILES) $(LINKER_MODULES) $(ENV_LIBS)
+$(APP) : $(OBJS) $(SPDK_LIB_FILES) $(ALL_MODULES_FILES) $(LINKER_MODULES) $(ENV_LIBS)
 	$(LINK_C)
 
 clean :
diff --git a/app/spdk_tgt/Makefile b/app/spdk_tgt/Makefile
index fd23d552f..38af39190 100644
--- a/app/spdk_tgt/Makefile
+++ b/app/spdk_tgt/Makefile
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ LIBS += $(ALL_MODULES_LINKER_ARGS) \
 all: $(APP)
 	@:
 
-$(APP): $(OBJS) $(SPDK_LIB_FILES) $(SPDK_WHOLE_LIBS) $(ALL_MODULES_FILES) $(LINKER_MODULES) $(ENV_LIBS)
+$(APP): $(OBJS) $(SPDK_LIB_FILES) $(ALL_MODULES_FILES) $(LINKER_MODULES) $(ENV_LIBS)
 	$(LINK_C)
 
 clean:
diff --git a/test/app/bdev_svc/Makefile b/test/app/bdev_svc/Makefile
index da31653c4..30eb23302 100644
--- a/test/app/bdev_svc/Makefile
+++ b/test/app/bdev_svc/Makefile
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ LIBS += $(ALL_MODULES_LINKER_ARGS) \
 all : $(APP)
 	@:
 
-$(APP) : $(OBJS) $(SPDK_LIB_FILES) $(SPDK_WHOLE_LIBS) $(ALL_MODULES_FILES) $(LINKER_MODULES) $(ENV_LIBS)
+$(APP) : $(OBJS) $(SPDK_LIB_FILES) $(ALL_MODULES_FILES) $(LINKER_MODULES) $(ENV_LIBS)
 	$(LINK_C)
 
 clean :