diff --git a/daemon/Makefile.am b/daemon/Makefile.am
index b9c089d0e960bc97f404b1a5c3112038b1c40b8f..d3fc029f0580f464e1c220ef34a55c67cace9d18 100644
--- a/daemon/Makefile.am
+++ b/daemon/Makefile.am
@@ -128,8 +128,7 @@ libvirtd_conf_la_LIBADD = $(LIBXML_LIBS)
 
 noinst_LTLIBRARIES += libvirtd_admin.la
 libvirtd_admin_la_SOURCES = \
-		admin_server.c admin_server.h \
-		../src/admin/admin_protocol.c
+		admin_server.c admin_server.h
 
 libvirtd_admin_la_CFLAGS = \
 		$(AM_CFLAGS)		\
@@ -145,6 +144,9 @@ libvirtd_admin_la_LDFLAGS = \
 		$(COVERAGE_LDFLAGS)	\
 		$(NO_INDIRECT_LDFLAGS)
 
+libvirtd_admin_la_LIBADD =	\
+		../src/libvirt-admin.la
+
 man8_MANS = libvirtd.8
 
 sbin_PROGRAMS = libvirtd