diff --git a/contrib/sepgsql/Makefile b/contrib/sepgsql/Makefile
index bc995dd29a2..536de2b2241 100644
--- a/contrib/sepgsql/Makefile
+++ b/contrib/sepgsql/Makefile
@@ -18,5 +18,5 @@ include $(top_builddir)/src/Makefile.global
 include $(top_srcdir)/contrib/contrib-global.mk
 endif
 
-SHLIB_LINK += $(filter -lselinux, $(LIBS))
+SHLIB_LINK += -lselinux
 REGRESS_OPTS += --launcher $(top_builddir)/contrib/sepgsql/launcher
diff --git a/contrib/xml2/Makefile b/contrib/xml2/Makefile
index ad325723c99..be3d018cf53 100644
--- a/contrib/xml2/Makefile
+++ b/contrib/xml2/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ DATA = xml2--1.0.sql xml2--unpackaged--1.0.sql
 
 REGRESS = xml2
 
-SHLIB_LINK += $(filter -lxslt, $(LIBS)) $(filter -lxml2, $(LIBS))
+SHLIB_LINK += $(filter -lxslt, $(LIBS)) -lxml2
 
 ifdef USE_PGXS
 PG_CONFIG = pg_config