diff --git a/cogl/Makefile.am b/cogl/Makefile.am
index f5e81740a..405a997a1 100644
--- a/cogl/Makefile.am
+++ b/cogl/Makefile.am
@@ -547,9 +547,6 @@ include $(top_srcdir)/build/autotools/Makefile.am.enums
 lib_LTLIBRARIES += libcogl.la
 
 libcogl_la_LIBADD = -lm $(COGL_DEP_LIBS) $(COGL_EXTRA_LDFLAGS)
-if SUPPORT_GLX
-libcogl_la_LIBADD += -ldl
-endif
 if !USE_GLIB
 libcogl_la_LIBADD += $(top_builddir)/deps/glib/libglib.la
 libcogl_la_LIBADD += $(top_builddir)/deps/gmodule/libgmodule.la
diff --git a/cogl/winsys/cogl-winsys-glx.c b/cogl/winsys/cogl-winsys-glx.c
index 627d482fe..97e4c60b5 100644
--- a/cogl/winsys/cogl-winsys-glx.c
+++ b/cogl/winsys/cogl-winsys-glx.c
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@
 
 #include <glib/gi18n-lib.h>
 
-#include <dlfcn.h>
 #include <GL/glx.h>
 #include <X11/Xlib.h>