diff --git a/util/cairo-fdr/Makefile.am b/util/cairo-fdr/Makefile.am
index 5cd5798e1..34215a659 100644
--- a/util/cairo-fdr/Makefile.am
+++ b/util/cairo-fdr/Makefile.am
@@ -10,4 +10,6 @@ cairo_fdr_la_SOURCES = fdr.c
 cairo_fdr_la_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS)
 cairo_fdr_la_CFLAGS = $(CAIRO_CFLAGS)
 cairo_fdr_la_LDFLAGS = -module -no-undefined
+if CAIRO_HAS_DL
 cairo_fdr_la_LIBADD = -ldl
+endif