diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index bccc59a1..870a0db5 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -4,13 +4,15 @@ SUBDIRS = cpu debug dos fpu gui hardware libs ints misc shell platform
 
 bin_PROGRAMS = dosbox
 
+if HAVE_WINDRES
+ico_stuff = dosbox_ico.o
+endif
+
+
 dosbox_SOURCES = dosbox.cpp
 dosbox_LDADD = cpu/libcpu.a debug/libdebug.a dos/libdos.a fpu/libfpu.a  hardware/libhardware.a gui/libgui.a \
-               ints/libints.a misc/libmisc.a shell/libshell.a hardware/serialport/libserial.a
-	       
-if HAVE_WINDRES
-dosbox_LDADD += dosbox_ico.o
-endif
+               ints/libints.a misc/libmisc.a shell/libshell.a hardware/serialport/libserial.a \
+	       $(ico_stuff)
 
 EXTRA_DIST = dosbox.rc dosbox.ico
 dosbox_ico.o: dosbox.rc dosbox.ico