diff --git a/templates/nccs-intel.mk b/templates/nccs-intel.mk
index 46f7946..85ff14a 100644
--- a/templates/nccs-intel.mk
+++ b/templates/nccs-intel.mk
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 ############
 FC = mpiifort
 CC = mpiicc
-LD = mpiifort $(MAIN_PROGRAM)
+LD = mpiifort
 
 #######################
 # Build target macros
diff --git a/templates/ncrc4-intel.mk b/templates/ncrc4-intel.mk
index dc27b28..71de6a4 100644
--- a/templates/ncrc4-intel.mk
+++ b/templates/ncrc4-intel.mk
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 ############
 FC = ftn
 CC = cc
-LD = ftn $(MAIN_PROGRAM)
+LD = ftn
 
 #######################
 # Build target macros
diff --git a/templates/ncrc5-intel-classic.mk b/templates/ncrc5-intel-classic.mk
index 07f0cce..d610dff 100644
--- a/templates/ncrc5-intel-classic.mk
+++ b/templates/ncrc5-intel-classic.mk
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 ############
 FC = ftn
 CC = cc
-LD = ftn $(MAIN_PROGRAM)
+LD = ftn
 
 #######################
 # Build target macros
diff --git a/templates/ncrc5-intel-oneapi.mk b/templates/ncrc5-intel-oneapi.mk
index 73ef7a0..4141e58 100644
--- a/templates/ncrc5-intel-oneapi.mk
+++ b/templates/ncrc5-intel-oneapi.mk
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 ############
 FC = ftn
 CC = cc
-LD = ftn $(MAIN_PROGRAM)
+LD = ftn
 
 #######################
 # Build target macros
diff --git a/templates/ncrc5-intel.mk b/templates/ncrc5-intel.mk
index 72137ed..88e83cb 100644
--- a/templates/ncrc5-intel.mk
+++ b/templates/ncrc5-intel.mk
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 ############
 FC = ftn
 CC = cc
-LD = ftn $(MAIN_PROGRAM)
+LD = ftn
 
 #######################
 # Build target macros