--- a/test/Makefile
+++ b/test/Makefile
@@ -34,42 +34,27 @@
 # #######################################################################
 LIB     = ../src
 
-LDFLAGS = $(LIB)/libqatseqprod.a -I$(LIB)
+LDFLAGS = -L$(LIB) -I$(LIB)
 
 ifneq ($(ICP_ROOT), )
 	LDFLAGS += -lqat_s -lusdm_drv_s -lnuma -Wl,-rpath,$(ICP_ROOT)/build -L$(ICP_ROOT)/build
 else
-	LDFLAGS += -lqat -lusdm -lnuma
-endif
-
-ifdef ZSTDLIB
-CFLAGS += -I$(ZSTDLIB)
-LDFLAGS += $(ZSTDLIB)/libzstd.a
-else
-ZSTDLIB := $(shell find /usr /lib /local -name 'libzstd.a' 2>/dev/null | head -n 1| xargs dirname)
-LDFLAGS += $(ZSTDLIB)/libzstd.a
+	LDFLAGS += -lzstd -lqatseqprod -lqat -lusdm
 endif
 
 default: test benchmark
 
 all: test benchmark
 
-check_zstdlib:
-	@echo checking zstd static libaray '$(ZSTDLIB)/libzstd.a'
-	@if [ ! -e $(ZSTDLIB)/libzstd.a ]; then \
-	  echo  libzstd.a is not found, please install libzstd or specify the path manually; \
-	  exit 1; \
-	fi
-
-test: test.c check_zstdlib
+test: test.c
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) -C $(LIB)
 	$(CC) $< $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@
 
-benchmark: benchmark.c check_zstdlib
+benchmark: benchmark.c
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) -C $(LIB)
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $< $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ -lpthread
 
 clean:
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) -C $(LIB) $@
 	$(RM) test benchmark
-.PHONY: clean check_zstdlib
+.PHONY: clean
--- a/test/test.c
+++ b/test/test.c
@@ -44,9 +44,6 @@
 
 #include "qatseqprod.h"
 
-#ifndef ZSTD_STATIC_LINKING_ONLY
-#define ZSTD_STATIC_LINKING_ONLY
-#endif
 #include "zstd.h"
 #include "zstd_errors.h"