diff --git a/bin/tests/dst/Makefile.in b/bin/tests/dst/Makefile.in
index fd6d8231b6..7ddc6801bf 100644
--- a/bin/tests/dst/Makefile.in
+++ b/bin/tests/dst/Makefile.in
@@ -27,8 +27,10 @@ CINCLUDES =	-I${srcdir}/../../../lib/isc/unix/include \
 CDEFINES =
 CWARNINGS =
 
-LIBS =		../../../lib/dns/libdns.@A@ \
-		../../../lib/isc/libisc.@A@ \
+DEPLIBS = 	../../../lib/dns/libdns.@A@ \
+		../../../lib/isc/libisc.@A@
+
+LIBS =		${DEPLIBS} \
 		@LIBS@
 
 TLIB =		../../../lib/tests/libt_api.@A@
@@ -42,7 +44,7 @@ SRCS =		dst_test.c t_dst.c
 dst_test: dst_test.o
 	${LIBTOOL} ${CC} -o $@ dst_test.o ${LIBS}
 
-t_dst: t_dst.o ${LIBS} ${TLIB}
+t_dst: t_dst.o ${DEPLIBS} ${TLIB}
 	${LIBTOOL} ${CC} -o $@ t_dst.o ${LIBS} ${TLIB}
 
 test:
diff --git a/bin/tests/mem/Makefile.in b/bin/tests/mem/Makefile.in
index 2721453f65..a1f5ae03ec 100644
--- a/bin/tests/mem/Makefile.in
+++ b/bin/tests/mem/Makefile.in
@@ -26,16 +26,18 @@ CINCLUDES =	-I${srcdir}/../../../lib/isc/unix/include \
 CDEFINES =
 CWARNINGS =
 
-LIBS =		../../../lib/dns/libdns.a \
+DEPLIBS =	../../../lib/dns/libdns.a \
 		../../../lib/isc/libisc.a \
-		../../../lib/tests/libt_api.a \
+		../../../lib/tests/libt_api.a 
+
+LIBS =		${DEPLIBS} \
 		@LIBS@
 
 TARGETS =	t_mem
 
 @BIND9_MAKE_RULES@
 
-t_mem: t_mem.o ${LIBS}
+t_mem: t_mem.o ${DEPLIBS}
 	${CC} -o $@ t_mem.o ${LIBS}
 
 test: