diff --git a/src/egl/main/Makefile b/src/egl/main/Makefile
index 57fb691ea9d..25fb3c50bd6 100644
--- a/src/egl/main/Makefile
+++ b/src/egl/main/Makefile
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ INCLUDE_DIRS += $(WAYLAND_CFLAGS)
 endif
 ifneq ($(findstring drm, $(EGL_PLATFORMS)),)
 EGL_LIB_DEPS += -lgbm
+LDFLAGS += -L$(TOP)/src/gbm/.libs
 INCLUDE_DIRS += -I$(TOP)/src/gbm/main
 endif
 
diff --git a/src/gallium/targets/egl-static/Makefile b/src/gallium/targets/egl-static/Makefile
index 9e8777402cb..92b72665f10 100644
--- a/src/gallium/targets/egl-static/Makefile
+++ b/src/gallium/targets/egl-static/Makefile
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ endif
 ifneq ($(findstring drm, $(EGL_PLATFORMS)),)
 egl_CPPFLAGS += $(LIBDRM_CFLAGS)
 egl_SYS += $(LIBDRM_LIB) -lgbm
+LDFLAGS += -L$(TOP)/src/gbm/.libs
 endif
 ifneq ($(findstring fbdev, $(EGL_PLATFORMS)),)
 egl_LIBS += $(TOP)/src/gallium/winsys/sw/fbdev/libfbdev.a
diff --git a/src/gbm/backends/Makefile.template b/src/gbm/backends/Makefile.template
index 851e5c56217..f0f182317b4 100644
--- a/src/gbm/backends/Makefile.template
+++ b/src/gbm/backends/Makefile.template
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ $(GBM_BACKEND_PATH): $(GBM_BACKEND).so
 
 $(GBM_BACKEND).so: $(GBM_OBJECTS) Makefile $(TOP)/src/gbm/backends/Makefile.template
 	@$(MKLIB) -o $(GBM_BACKEND).so -noprefix \
-		-linker '$(CC)' -ldflags '-L$(TOP)/$(LIB_DIR) $(LDFLAGS)' \
+		-linker '$(CC)' -ldflags '-L$(TOP)/src/gbm/.libs $(LDFLAGS)' \
 		$(MKLIB_OPTIONS) \
-		$(GBM_OBJECTS) $(GBM_LIBS) -l$(GBM_LIB)
+		$(GBM_OBJECTS) $(GBM_LIBS) -lgbm
 
 lib$(GBM_BACKEND).a: $(GBM_OBJECTS) Makefile $(TOP)/src/gbm/backends/Makefile.template
 	@$(MKLIB) -o $(GBM_BACKEND) -static $(GBM_OBJECTS)