diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index a64c1e442ad..9c4a77a34fd 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ install-data-hook:
 	cd $(DESTDIR)$(prefix) && rm -f Make.common && $(LN_S) etc/libmesh/Make.common Make.common
 	cat $(DESTDIR)$(libmesh_configdir)/libmesh-config | $(SED) "s/has_been_installed=no/has_been_installed=yes/g" > $(DESTDIR)$(libmesh_configdir)/libmesh-config.installed
 	mv $(DESTDIR)$(libmesh_configdir)/libmesh-config.installed $(DESTDIR)$(libmesh_configdir)/libmesh-config && chmod +x $(DESTDIR)$(libmesh_configdir)/libmesh-config
-	cat $(DESTDIR)$(prefix)/contrib/bin/libtool | $(SED) "s/-l -l //g" > $(DESTDIR)$(prefix)/contrib/bin/libtool.fixed
+	cat $(DESTDIR)$(prefix)/contrib/bin/libtool | $(SED) "s/-l //g" > $(DESTDIR)$(prefix)/contrib/bin/libtool.fixed
 	mv $(DESTDIR)$(prefix)/contrib/bin/libtool.fixed $(DESTDIR)$(prefix)/contrib/bin/libtool && chmod +x $(DESTDIR)$(prefix)/contrib/bin/libtool
 
 
diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 6f37f739e6b..480b39fa11a 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -28038,7 +28038,7 @@ install-data-hook:
 	cd $(DESTDIR)$(prefix) && rm -f Make.common && $(LN_S) etc/libmesh/Make.common Make.common
 	cat $(DESTDIR)$(libmesh_configdir)/libmesh-config | $(SED) "s/has_been_installed=no/has_been_installed=yes/g" > $(DESTDIR)$(libmesh_configdir)/libmesh-config.installed
 	mv $(DESTDIR)$(libmesh_configdir)/libmesh-config.installed $(DESTDIR)$(libmesh_configdir)/libmesh-config && chmod +x $(DESTDIR)$(libmesh_configdir)/libmesh-config
-	cat $(DESTDIR)$(prefix)/contrib/bin/libtool | $(SED) "s/-l -l //g" > $(DESTDIR)$(prefix)/contrib/bin/libtool.fixed
+	cat $(DESTDIR)$(prefix)/contrib/bin/libtool | $(SED) "s/-l //g" > $(DESTDIR)$(prefix)/contrib/bin/libtool.fixed
 	mv $(DESTDIR)$(prefix)/contrib/bin/libtool.fixed $(DESTDIR)$(prefix)/contrib/bin/libtool && chmod +x $(DESTDIR)$(prefix)/contrib/bin/libtool
 
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