diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 9ffebeef2b..84cdb2b0a0 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -2800,7 +2800,6 @@ EOF
   rdma_libs="-lrdmacm -libverbs"
   if compile_prog "" "$rdma_libs" ; then
     rdma="yes"
-    libs_softmmu="$libs_softmmu $rdma_libs"
   else
     if test "$rdma" = "yes" ; then
         error_exit \
@@ -5988,6 +5987,7 @@ echo "CONFIG_TRACE_FILE=$trace_file" >> $config_host_mak
 
 if test "$rdma" = "yes" ; then
   echo "CONFIG_RDMA=y" >> $config_host_mak
+  echo "RDMA_LIBS=$rdma_libs" >> $config_host_mak
 fi
 
 if test "$have_rtnetlink" = "yes" ; then
diff --git a/migration/Makefile.objs b/migration/Makefile.objs
index 1c7770da46..99e038024d 100644
--- a/migration/Makefile.objs
+++ b/migration/Makefile.objs
@@ -11,3 +11,4 @@ common-obj-$(CONFIG_RDMA) += rdma.o
 
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_LIVE_BLOCK_MIGRATION) += block.o
 
+rdma.o-libs := $(RDMA_LIBS)