diff --git a/vvp/Makefile.in b/vvp/Makefile.in
index c9c562c3a..fc49e44c8 100644
--- a/vvp/Makefile.in
+++ b/vvp/Makefile.in
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ CPPFLAGS = $(INCLUDE_PATH) @CPPFLAGS@ @DEFS@ -DICARUS_VPI_CONST=const
 CFLAGS = @WARNING_FLAGS@ @WARNING_FLAGS_CC@ @CFLAGS@
 CXXFLAGS = @WARNING_FLAGS@ @WARNING_FLAGS_CXX@ @CXXFLAGS@
 LDFLAGS = @rdynamic@ @LDFLAGS@
-LIBS = @LIBS@ @EXTRALIBS@
+LIBS = @LIBS@ @EXTRALIBS@ @DLLIB@
 
 ifeq (@WIN32@,yes)
 SLDIR=$(bindir)
@@ -71,8 +71,6 @@ SLDIR=$(libdir)
 SLEXT=so
 endif
 
-dllib=@DLLIB@
-
 MDIR1 = -DMODULE_DIR1='"$(libdir)/ivl$(suffix)"'
 
 VPI = vpi_modules.o vpi_bit.o vpi_callback.o vpi_cobject.o vpi_const.o vpi_darray.o \
@@ -153,10 +151,10 @@ ifeq (@WIN32@,yes)
 # cocotb to build VPI modules without using our vpi_user.h and libvpi.a.
 # The .def file controls what is exported.
 vvp@EXEEXT@: main.o $O $(srcdir)/vvp.def
-	$(CXX) $(LDFLAGS) -o vvp@EXEEXT@ $(LDFLAGS) $(srcdir)/vvp.def main.o $O $(dllib) $(LIBS)
+	$(CXX) $(LDFLAGS) -o vvp@EXEEXT@ $(LDFLAGS) $(srcdir)/vvp.def main.o $O $(LIBS)
 else
 vvp@EXEEXT@: $O main.o
-	$(CXX) $(LDFLAGS) -o vvp@EXEEXT@ main.o $O $(LIBS) $(dllib)
+	$(CXX) $(LDFLAGS) -o vvp@EXEEXT@ main.o $O $(LIBS)
 endif
 endif