diff --git a/platform/netsim/Makefile.netsim b/platform/netsim/Makefile.netsim
index 76645b252..c195f96bf 100644
--- a/platform/netsim/Makefile.netsim
+++ b/platform/netsim/Makefile.netsim
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ CFLAGSNO = -I. -I$(CONTIKI)/core -I$(CONTIKI_CPU) \
           -Wall -g -I. -I/usr/local/include \
 	  `gtk-config --cflags` -DNETSIM=1
 CFLAGS   += $(CFLAGSNO)
-LDFLAGS  = -Wl,-Map=contiki-$(TARGET).map,-export-dynamic `gtk-config --libs`
+LDFLAGS  = -Wl,-Map=contiki-$(TARGET).map,-export-dynamic
+TARGET_LIBFILES = `gtk-config --libs`
 
 ### Setup directory search path for source files