--- a/ld/Makefile.am
+++ b/ld/Makefile.am
@@ -963,7 +963,7 @@ ld_new_SOURCES = ldgram.y ldlex-wrapper.
 	ldwrite.c ldexp.c ldemul.c ldver.c ldmisc.c ldfile.c ldcref.c plugin.c \
 	ldbuildid.c
 ld_new_DEPENDENCIES = $(EMULATION_OFILES) $(EMUL_EXTRA_OFILES) \
-		      $(BFDLIB) $(LIBCTF) $(LIBIBERTY) $(LIBINTL_DEP) $(JANSSON_LIBS)
+		      $(BFDLIB) $(LIBCTF) $(LIBIBERTY) $(LIBINTL_DEP)
 ld_new_LDADD = $(EMULATION_OFILES) $(EMUL_EXTRA_OFILES) $(BFDLIB) $(LIBCTF) \
 	       $(LIBIBERTY) $(LIBINTL) $(ZLIB) $(ZSTD_LIBS) $(JANSSON_LIBS)
 
--- a/ld/Makefile.in
+++ b/ld/Makefile.in
@@ -1019,7 +1019,7 @@ ld_new_SOURCES = ldgram.y ldlex-wrapper.
 	ldbuildid.c
 
 ld_new_DEPENDENCIES = $(EMULATION_OFILES) $(EMUL_EXTRA_OFILES) \
-		      $(BFDLIB) $(LIBCTF) $(LIBIBERTY) $(LIBINTL_DEP) $(JANSSON_LIBS)
+		      $(BFDLIB) $(LIBCTF) $(LIBIBERTY) $(LIBINTL_DEP)
 
 ld_new_LDADD = $(EMULATION_OFILES) $(EMUL_EXTRA_OFILES) $(BFDLIB) $(LIBCTF) \
 	       $(LIBIBERTY) $(LIBINTL) $(ZLIB) $(ZSTD_LIBS) $(JANSSON_LIBS)