diff --git a/arch/um/Makefile b/arch/um/Makefile
index 97bca6b..6f75fb2 100644
--- a/arch/um/Makefile
+++ b/arch/um/Makefile
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS_vmlinux) -o $@ \
 	-Wl,-T,$(vmlinux-lds) $(vmlinux-init) \
 	-Wl,--start-group $(vmlinux-main) -Wl,--end-group \
-	-L/usr/lib -lutil \
+	-lutil \
 	$(filter-out $(vmlinux-lds) $(vmlinux-init) $(vmlinux-main) \
 	FORCE ,$^) ; rm -f linux
 endef