diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1ac6c33..34769ba 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -121,9 +121,7 @@ build/bin/scrut: src/scrut.c build
 .PHONY: eep
 eep: build/bin/eep
 build/bin/eep: src/eep.rs build rustlibs
-	$(RUSTC) $(RUSTFLAGS) \
-		--extern sysexits=build/o/libsysexits.rlib \
-		-o $@ src/eep.rs
+	$(RUSTC) $(RUSTFLAGS) -o $@ src/eep.rs
 
 .PHONY: str
 str: build/bin/str