--- hdf-4.2.15/mfhdf/libsrc/Makefile.am.orig	2020-03-03 18:40:50.000000000 +0100
+++ hdf-4.2.15/mfhdf/libsrc/Makefile.am	2020-11-12 06:21:46.537767787 +0100
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 libmfhdf_la_SOURCES = $(CSOURCES)
 endif
 
-libmfhdf_la_LIBADD = $(XDRLIB)
+libmfhdf_la_LIBADD = $(LIBHDF) $(XDRLIB)
 
 if HDF_BUILD_NETCDF
 include_HEADERS = hdf2netcdf.h local_nc.h mfhdf.h netcdf.h mfhdfi.h mfdatainfo.h
--- hdf-4.2.15/config/commence.am.orig	2020-03-03 18:40:50.000000000 +0100
+++ hdf-4.2.15/config/commence.am	2020-11-12 06:25:05.443356890 +0100
@@ -27,14 +27,6 @@
 H4CC = ${DESTDIR}$(bindir)/h4cc
 H4FC = ${DESTDIR}$(bindir)/h4fc
 
-if HDF_BUILD_XDR
-    XDR_ADD = -R$(abs_top_builddir)/mfhdf/xdr/.libs
-endif
-
-if HDF_BUILD_SHARED
-    AM_LDFLAGS = -R$(abs_top_builddir)/mfhdf/libsrc/.libs -R$(abs_top_builddir)/hdf/src/.libs $(XDR_ADD)
-endif
-
 ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = "-I m4"
 
 # .chkexe files are used to mark tests that have run successfully.