diff --git a/apps/ivr/Makefile b/apps/ivr/Makefile
index bffc9247..605c7ccf 100644
--- a/apps/ivr/Makefile
+++ b/apps/ivr/Makefile
@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@ endif
 
 LOCAL_INCLUDES = -I$(FLITE_DIR)/lang/usenglish
 
-# On FreeBSD, remove the following flags: -ldl -lpthread 
-module_ldflags = -ldl -lpthread -lutil -lm \
+module_ldflags = -lutil \
 	$(PYTHON_module_ldflags) \
 	$(IVR_TTS_module_ldflags)