diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index dbe93ea5..85360ac3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 CFLAGS?=-Wall -O2
-LDADD?=$(shell pkg-config --cflags --libs x11 xinerama x11 xft)
+LDADD?=`pkg-config --cflags --libs x11 xinerama xft`
 PREFIX?=$(DESTDIR)/usr
 BINDIR?=$(PREFIX)/bin