diff --git a/ocaml/examples/Makefile.am b/ocaml/examples/Makefile.am
index ab058b137..e38a5c8d6 100644
--- a/ocaml/examples/Makefile.am
+++ b/ocaml/examples/Makefile.am
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ if HAVE_OCAML
 
 noinst_SCRIPTS = lvs
 
-OCAMLFINDFLAGS = -ccopt '-L $(top_builddir)/src/.libs'
+OCAMLFINDFLAGS = -cclib -L$(top_builddir)/src/.libs
 
 lvs:	lvs.ml
 	$(OCAMLFIND) ocamlopt $(OCAMLFINDFLAGS) \