diff --git a/platform/linux-dpdk/Makefile.am b/platform/linux-dpdk/Makefile.am
index 6c36d0822..7265e787e 100644
--- a/platform/linux-dpdk/Makefile.am
+++ b/platform/linux-dpdk/Makefile.am
@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS +=  $(OPENSSL_CPPFLAGS)
 AM_CFLAGS +=  $(DPDK_CFLAGS)
 AM_CFLAGS +=  $(LIBCONFIG_CFLAGS)
 
-# needed by odp_ml_quantize.c
-AM_LDFLAGS += -lm
-
 DISTCLEANFILES = include/odp_libconfig_config.h
 include/odp_libconfig_config.h: $(top_builddir)/$(rel_default_config_path) $(top_builddir)/config.status
 	cd $(top_builddir) && $(SHELL) ./config.status $(subdir)/$@
diff --git a/platform/linux-dpdk/m4/configure.m4 b/platform/linux-dpdk/m4/configure.m4
index 517e95efb..bf14cb772 100644
--- a/platform/linux-dpdk/m4/configure.m4
+++ b/platform/linux-dpdk/m4/configure.m4
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ DPDK_CFLAGS="${DPDK_CFLAGS} -DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API"
 # after DPDK check.
 ODP_ML
 
-AS_VAR_APPEND([PLAT_DEP_LIBS], ["${ATOMIC_LIBS} ${LIBCONFIG_LIBS} ${OPENSSL_LIBS} ${DPDK_LIBS_LT} ${LIBCLI_LIBS} ${ML_LIBS}"])
+AS_VAR_APPEND([PLAT_DEP_LIBS], ["${ATOMIC_LIBS} ${LIBCONFIG_LIBS} ${OPENSSL_LIBS} ${DPDK_LIBS_LT} ${LIBCLI_LIBS}"])
 
 # Add text to the end of configure with platform specific settings.
 # Make sure it's aligned same as other lines in configure.ac.