diff --git a/common.mak b/common.mak
index 357d49672d..18b5463d5b 100644
--- a/common.mak
+++ b/common.mak
@@ -93,10 +93,7 @@ include $(SRC_PATH)/arch.mak
 
 OBJS      += $(OBJS-yes)
 SLIBOBJS  += $(SLIBOBJS-yes)
-FFLIBS    := $(FFLIBS-yes) $(FFLIBS)
-ifdef NAME
-FFLIBS    := $(FFLIBS-$(NAME)) $(FFLIBS)
-endif
+FFLIBS    := $(FFLIBS-$(if $(NAME),$(NAME),no)) $(FFLIBS-yes) $(FFLIBS)
 TESTPROGS += $(TESTPROGS-yes)
 
 LDLIBS       = $(FFLIBS:%=%$(BUILDSUF))