diff --git a/repos/os/lib/mk/vfs.mk b/repos/os/lib/mk/vfs.mk
index 204aa12100..75702f9201 100644
--- a/repos/os/lib/mk/vfs.mk
+++ b/repos/os/lib/mk/vfs.mk
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 SRC_CC += file_system_factory.cc
 
+LIBS = ld
+
 vpath %.cc $(REP_DIR)/src/lib/vfs
diff --git a/repos/os/src/app/cli_monitor/target.mk b/repos/os/src/app/cli_monitor/target.mk
index aa16e27fc8..1178130422 100644
--- a/repos/os/src/app/cli_monitor/target.mk
+++ b/repos/os/src/app/cli_monitor/target.mk
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 TARGET   = cli_monitor
 SRC_CC   = main.cc
-LIBS     = base cli_monitor config vfs ld
+LIBS     = base cli_monitor config vfs
 INC_DIR += $(PRG_DIR)
 
 ifeq ($(findstring arm, $(SPECS)), arm)
diff --git a/repos/ports/src/noux/minimal/target.mk b/repos/ports/src/noux/minimal/target.mk
index 1ee56ce883..a3f5463d95 100644
--- a/repos/ports/src/noux/minimal/target.mk
+++ b/repos/ports/src/noux/minimal/target.mk
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 TARGET   = noux
-LIBS     = alarm config vfs ld
+LIBS     = alarm config vfs
 SRC_CC   = main.cc dummy_net.cc
 INC_DIR += $(PRG_DIR)
 INC_DIR += $(PRG_DIR)/../