https://bugs.gentoo.org/732470
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ BINDIR = $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/bin
 MANDIR = $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)$(MANBASE)/man1
 CFGDIR = $(DESTDIR)$(SYSCONFDIR)
 INCLUDES = -I$(XROOT)/include $(EXTRA_INC)
-LDPATH = -L$(XROOT)/lib
 LIBS = -lX11 $(EXTRA_LIBS)
 
 PROG = windowlab
@@ -62,7 +61,7 @@ HEADERS = windowlab.h
 all: $(PROG)
 
 $(PROG): $(OBJS)
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $(OBJS) $(LDPATH) $(LIBS) -o $@
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $(OBJS) $(LIBS) -o $@
 
 $(OBJS): %.o: %.c $(HEADERS)
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(DEFINES) $(INCLUDES) -c $< -o $@