diff --git a/docs/reference/shell/Makefile.am b/docs/reference/shell/Makefile.am
index 4527ef66e..ad3a3defe 100644
--- a/docs/reference/shell/Makefile.am
+++ b/docs/reference/shell/Makefile.am
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ expand_content_files=
 # e.g. GTKDOC_CFLAGS=-I$(top_srcdir) -I$(top_builddir) $(GTK_DEBUG_FLAGS)
 # e.g. GTKDOC_LIBS=$(top_builddir)/gtk/$(gtktargetlib)
 GTKDOC_CFLAGS=$(GNOME_SHELL_CFLAGS)
-GTKDOC_LIBS=$(GNOME_SHELL_LIBS) $(top_builddir)/src/libgnome-shell-menu.la $(top_builddir)/src/libgnome-shell-base.la $(top_builddir)/src/libgnome-shell.la -rpath $(MUTTER_TYPELIB_DIR)
+GTKDOC_LIBS=$(GNOME_SHELL_LIBS) $(top_builddir)/src/libgnome-shell-menu.la $(top_builddir)/src/libgnome-shell.la -rpath $(MUTTER_TYPELIB_DIR)
 
 # This includes the standard gtk-doc make rules, copied by gtkdocize.
 include $(top_srcdir)/gtk-doc.make