diff --git a/apps/Makefile b/apps/Makefile
index 53a883d636..7b79281bc0 100644
--- a/apps/Makefile
+++ b/apps/Makefile
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ app_rpt.so: app_rpt.o
 	$(CC) $(SOLINK) -o $@ $< $(ZAPTEL_LIB)
 
 app_rpt.o: app_rpt.c
-	$(CC) $(SOLINK) -o $@ $< $(ZAPTEL_INCLUDE)
+	$(CC) -c -o $@ $(CFLAGS) $(ZAPTEL_INCLUDE) $<
 
 install: all
 	for x in $(MODS); do $(INSTALL) -m 755 $$x $(DESTDIR)$(MODULES_DIR) ; done