diff --git a/src/intel/Makefile.common.am b/src/intel/Makefile.common.am
index 49e9c6a4912..894dbb5208c 100644
--- a/src/intel/Makefile.common.am
+++ b/src/intel/Makefile.common.am
@@ -21,8 +21,9 @@
 
 noinst_LTLIBRARIES += common/libintel_common.la
 
-common_libintel_common_la_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS) $(LIBDRM_CFLAGS)
+common_libintel_common_la_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS) $(LIBDRM_CFLAGS) $(EXPAT_CFLAGS)
 common_libintel_common_la_SOURCES = $(COMMON_FILES)
+common_libintel_common_la_LIBADD = $(EXPAT_LIBS)
 
 if HAVE_PLATFORM_ANDROID
 common_libintel_common_la_CFLAGS += $(ANDROID_CFLAGS)
diff --git a/src/intel/Makefile.tools.am b/src/intel/Makefile.tools.am
index 807122039b0..af8cd5b6287 100644
--- a/src/intel/Makefile.tools.am
+++ b/src/intel/Makefile.tools.am
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ tools_aubinator_SOURCES = \
 
 tools_aubinator_CFLAGS = \
 	$(AM_CFLAGS) \
-	$(EXPAT_CFLAGS) \
 	$(ZLIB_CFLAGS)
 
 tools_aubinator_LDADD = \
@@ -41,7 +40,6 @@ tools_aubinator_LDADD = \
 	$(PER_GEN_LIBS) \
 	$(PTHREAD_LIBS) \
 	$(DLOPEN_LIBS) \
-	$(EXPAT_LIBS) \
 	$(ZLIB_LIBS) \
 	-lm
 
@@ -56,10 +54,8 @@ tools_aubinator_error_decode_LDADD = \
 	compiler/libintel_compiler.la \
 	$(top_builddir)/src/util/libmesautil.la \
 	$(PTHREAD_LIBS) \
-	$(EXPAT_LIBS) \
 	$(ZLIB_LIBS)
 
 tools_aubinator_error_decode_CFLAGS = \
 	$(AM_CFLAGS) \
-	$(EXPAT_CFLAGS) \
 	$(ZLIB_CFLAGS)