diff --git a/libgui/graphics/module.mk b/libgui/graphics/module.mk
--- a/libgui/graphics/module.mk
+++ b/libgui/graphics/module.mk
@@ -157,8 +157,6 @@ nodist_%canon_reldir%___init_qt___la_SOU
   $(DLD_LIBOCTINTERP_LIBADD) \
   $(QT_OPENGL_LIBS)
 
-%canon_reldir%___init_qt___la_DEPENDENCIES = $(QT_OPENGL_LIBS)
-
 octlib_LTLIBRARIES += $(LIBOCTGUI_GRAPHICS_LIB)
 
 GRAPHICS_DEFUN_FILES = %reldir%/__init_qt__.cc