diff --git a/plug-ins/megawidget/Makefile.am b/plug-ins/megawidget/Makefile.am
index bde3373901..3621a6f9ef 100644
--- a/plug-ins/megawidget/Makefile.am
+++ b/plug-ins/megawidget/Makefile.am
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 ## Process this file with automake to produce Makefile.in
 
-libdir = $(libdir)
-
 lib_LIBRARIES = libmegawidget.a
 
 libmegawidget_a_SOURCES = \