diff --git i/Makefile.am w/Makefile.am
index 9c2bbf3..0b0023e 100644
--- i/Makefile.am
+++ w/Makefile.am
@@ -30,12 +30,6 @@ tricklectl_LDADD = @ERRO@ $(LIBOBJS)
 
 AM_CFLAGS = -Wall -Icompat @EVENTINC@
 
-overloaddir = $(libdir)
-overload_DATA = libtrickle.so
-
-libtrickle.so: trickle-overload.c atomicio.c
-$(overload_DATA):
-
 CLEANFILES = *.so
 
 EXTRA_DIST = LICENSE README strlcat.c strlcpy.c err.c Makefile.am.inc	\