--- plug-ins/openexr/Makefile.am.orig
+++ plug-ins/openexr/Makefile.am
@@ -27,8 +27,7 @@
 	$(top_builddir)/lib/libcinepaint.la \
 	$(X_LIBS) \
 	$(OPENEXR_LIBS) \
-	@LCMS_LIB@ \
-	-lc
+	@LCMS_LIB@
 
 DEPS = $(top_builddir)/lib/libcinepaint.la