diff --git a/apps/dsm/mods/mod_py/Makefile b/apps/dsm/mods/mod_py/Makefile
index 67bc7798..f1088ae8 100644
--- a/apps/dsm/mods/mod_py/Makefile
+++ b/apps/dsm/mods/mod_py/Makefile
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@ PYTHON_module_cflags = -I$(PYTHON_DIR) -fno-strict-aliasing
 PYTHON_module_ldflags = -L$(PYTHON_LIBDIR)/config \
 			-lpython$(PY_VER)
 
-module_ldflags = -lutil \
-	$(PYTHON_module_ldflags) \
+module_ldflags = $(PYTHON_module_ldflags)
 
 module_cflags  = \
 	$(PYTHON_module_cflags) \
diff --git a/apps/ivr/Makefile b/apps/ivr/Makefile
index adfe22c9..4982c8cf 100644
--- a/apps/ivr/Makefile
+++ b/apps/ivr/Makefile
@@ -33,8 +33,7 @@ endif
 
 LOCAL_INCLUDES = -I$(FLITE_DIR)/lang/usenglish
 
-module_ldflags = -lutil \
-	$(PYTHON_module_ldflags) \
+module_ldflags = $(PYTHON_module_ldflags) \
 	$(IVR_TTS_module_ldflags)
 
 # for perl support:
diff --git a/apps/py_sems/Makefile b/apps/py_sems/Makefile
index 5dac1be7..561b555c 100644
--- a/apps/py_sems/Makefile
+++ b/apps/py_sems/Makefile
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ endif
 LOCAL_INCLUDES = -I$(FLITE_DIR)/lang/usenglish
 
 # On FreeBSD, remove the following flags: -ldl -lpthread 
-module_ldflags = -ldl -lpthread -lutil -lm \
+module_ldflags = -ldl -lpthread -lm \
 	$(PYTHON_module_ldflags) \
 	$(PY_SEMS_TTS_module_ldflags)