diff --git a/libavformat/Makefile b/libavformat/Makefile
index 6d3a0276de..e5ec44bfb6 100644
--- a/libavformat/Makefile
+++ b/libavformat/Makefile
@@ -343,5 +343,3 @@ OBJS-$(CONFIG_JACK_INDEV)                += timefilter.o
 TESTPROGS = timefilter
 
 include $(SUBDIR)../subdir.mak
-
-$(SUBDIR)output-example$(EXESUF): ELIBS = -lswscale