diff --git a/capplets/desktop-links/ChangeLog b/capplets/desktop-links/ChangeLog
index 5de4e5396..69ff017e7 100644
--- a/capplets/desktop-links/ChangeLog
+++ b/capplets/desktop-links/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2001-07-27  Bradford Hovinen  <hovinen@ximian.com>
+
+	* Makefile.am: Removed empty SUBDIRS
+
 2001-07-25  Chema Celorio  <chema@celorio.com>
 
 	* Makefile.am (SUBDIRS): remove the sawfish dir
diff --git a/capplets/desktop-links/Makefile.am b/capplets/desktop-links/Makefile.am
index 014e92c38..a23a91d60 100644
--- a/capplets/desktop-links/Makefile.am
+++ b/capplets/desktop-links/Makefile.am
@@ -5,7 +5,5 @@ Desktop_in_files = gnome-hint-properties.desktop.in
 Desktop_DATA = $(Desktop_in_files:.desktop.in=.desktop) 
 @XML_I18N_MERGE_DESKTOP_RULE@
 
-SUBDIRS = 
-
 EXTRA_DIST = \
 	$(Desktop_in_files)