diff --git a/install/make.inc.in b/install/make.inc.in
index 7ef88670e..deba0962a 100644
--- a/install/make.inc.in
+++ b/install/make.inc.in
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ RANLIB         = @ranlib@
 FLIB_TARGETS   = all
 
 LIBOBJS        = $(TOPDIR)/clib/clib.a $(TOPDIR)/iotk/src/libiotk.a
-LIBS           = $(SCALAPACK_LIBS) $(LAPACK_LIBS) $(FFT_LIBS) $(BLAS_LIBS) $(MPI_LIBS) $(MASS_LIBS) ${HDF5_LIB} $(LD_LIBS)
+LIBS           = $(SCALAPACK_LIBS) $(LAPACK_LIBS) $(FFT_LIBS) $(BLAS_LIBS) $(MPI_LIBS) $(MASS_LIBS) $(HDF5_LIB) $(LD_LIBS)
 
 # wget or curl - useful to download from network
 WGET = @wget@