diff --git a/src/hydra-queue-runner/Makefile.am b/src/hydra-queue-runner/Makefile.am
index 6356a927..e1d03867 100644
--- a/src/hydra-queue-runner/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/hydra-queue-runner/Makefile.am
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ hydra_queue_runner_SOURCES = hydra-queue-runner.cc queue-monitor.cc dispatcher.c
  build-result.hh counter.hh token-server.hh state.hh db.hh
 hydra_queue_runner_LDADD = $(NIX_LIBS) -lpqxx
 
-AM_CXXFLAGS = $(NIX_CFLAGS) -Wall -laws-cpp-sdk-s3
+AM_CXXFLAGS = $(NIX_CFLAGS) -Wall