diff --git a/src/mod/applications/mod_rad_auth/Makefile b/src/mod/applications/mod_rad_auth/Makefile
index 88d1f0b585..d2e91c24b3 100644
--- a/src/mod/applications/mod_rad_auth/Makefile
+++ b/src/mod/applications/mod_rad_auth/Makefile
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 switch_srcdir=../../../..
 
-ifdef FREERADIUSDIR
-FREERADIUSLA=$(FREERADIUSDIR)/libfreeradius-client.so
-else
-FREERADIUSLA=/usr/local/lib/libfreeradius-client.so
-endif
+RADCLIENT_VERSION=1.1.6
+RADCLIENT=freeradius-client-$(RADCLIENT_VERSION)
+RADCLIENT_DIR=$(switch_srcdir)/libs/$(RADCLIENT)
+RADCLIENT_BUILDDIR=$(switch_builddir)/libs/$(RADCLIENT)
+RADCLIENT_LIBDIR=$(RADCLIENT_BUILDDIR)/lib
+RADCLIENT_LA=${RADCLIENT_LIBDIR}/libfreeradius-client.la
 
-
-LOCAL_LIBADD=$(FREERADIUSLA)
+LOCAL_CFLAGS=-I$(RADCLIENT_DIR)/include
+LOCAL_LIBADD=$(RADCLIENT_LA)
 
 include $(switch_srcdir)/build/modmake.rules