diff --git a/src/common/Makefile b/src/common/Makefile
index c6d05a2d4..21afebc70 100644
--- a/src/common/Makefile
+++ b/src/common/Makefile
@@ -6,19 +6,18 @@ HAVE_XSCRNSAVER = $(shell pkg-config --exists xscrnsaver && echo 'YES')
 
 ifeq ($(HAVE_XSCRNSAVER),YES)
 # We link with libXScrnsaver from modular X.Org X11
-gtk_and_x_CFLAGS = `pkg-config --cflags gtk+-2.0 pygtk-2.0 xscrnsaver` -fpic -I/usr/include/python$(PYTHONVER) -I.
-gtk_and_x_LDFLAGS = `pkg-config --libs gtk+-2.0 pygtk-2.0 xscrnsaver` -lpython$(PYTHONVER)
+x_CFLAGS = `pkg-config --cflags xscrnsaver` -fpic -I/usr/include/python$(PYTHONVER) -I.
+x_LDFLAGS = `pkg-config --libs xscrnsaver` -lpython$(PYTHONVER)
 else
 # # We link with libXScrnsaver from monolithic X.Org X11
-gtk_and_x_CFLAGS = `pkg-config --cflags gtk+-2.0 pygtk-2.0` -fpic -I/usr/include/python$(PYTHONVER) -I.
-gtk_and_x_LDFLAGS = `pkg-config --libs gtk+-2.0 pygtk-2.0` \
-	-L/usr/X11R6$(LIBDIR) -lX11 -lXss -lXext -lpython$(PYTHONVER)
+x_CFLAGS = -fpic -I/usr/include/python$(PYTHONVER) -I.
+x_LDFLAGS = -L/usr/X11R6$(LIBDIR) -lX11 -lXss -lXext -lpython$(PYTHONVER)
 endif
 
 all: idle.so
 
 idle.so:
-	$(CC) $(OPTFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $(gtk_and_x_CFLAGS) $(gtk_and_x_LDFLAGS) -shared idle.c $^ -o $@
+	$(CC) $(OPTFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) $(x_CFLAGS) -shared idle.c $^ -o $@ $(LDFLAGS) $(x_LDFLAGS)
 
 clean:
 	rm -f *.so