diff --git a/src/build-remote/local.mk b/src/build-remote/local.mk
index 64368a43f..50b0409d1 100644
--- a/src/build-remote/local.mk
+++ b/src/build-remote/local.mk
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ build-remote_DIR := $(d)
 
 build-remote_INSTALL_DIR := $(libexecdir)/nix
 
-build-remote_LIBS = libmain libutil libformat libstore
+build-remote_LIBS = libmain libformat libstore libutil
 
 build-remote_SOURCES := $(d)/build-remote.cc
diff --git a/src/nix-channel/local.mk b/src/nix-channel/local.mk
index 49fc105c6..c14e8c359 100644
--- a/src/nix-channel/local.mk
+++ b/src/nix-channel/local.mk
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@ programs += nix-channel
 
 nix-channel_DIR := $(d)
 
-nix-channel_LIBS = libmain libutil libformat libstore
+nix-channel_LIBS = libmain libformat libstore libutil
 
 nix-channel_SOURCES := $(d)/nix-channel.cc
diff --git a/src/nix-copy-closure/local.mk b/src/nix-copy-closure/local.mk
index 42bb34dd8..5018ab975 100644
--- a/src/nix-copy-closure/local.mk
+++ b/src/nix-copy-closure/local.mk
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@ programs += nix-copy-closure
 
 nix-copy-closure_DIR := $(d)
 
-nix-copy-closure_LIBS = libmain libutil libformat libstore
+nix-copy-closure_LIBS = libmain libformat libstore libutil
 
 nix-copy-closure_SOURCES := $(d)/nix-copy-closure.cc