diff --git a/saidiscovery/Makefile.am b/saidiscovery/Makefile.am
index 8c57ef570..15e46057f 100644
--- a/saidiscovery/Makefile.am
+++ b/saidiscovery/Makefile.am
@@ -11,7 +11,11 @@ endif
 if SAIVS
 SAILIB=-L$(top_srcdir)/vslib/src/.libs -lsaivs
 else
+ifeq ($(PLATFORM),barefoot)
 SAILIB=-L/opt/bfn/install/lib -lswitchsai -lswitchapi -lbf_switchd_lib -ltofinopdfixed_thrift -ldriver -lbfutils -lbfsys -lbfutils -L/opt/bfn/install/lib/tofinopd/switch -lpd -lpdcli -lpdthrift
+else
+SAILIB=-lsai
+endif
 endif
 
 saidiscovery_SOURCES = saidiscovery.cpp
diff --git a/saisdkdump/Makefile.am b/saisdkdump/Makefile.am
index 304f2c394..1424a09c5 100644
--- a/saisdkdump/Makefile.am
+++ b/saisdkdump/Makefile.am
@@ -11,7 +11,11 @@ endif
 if SAIVS
 SAILIB=-L$(top_srcdir)/vslib/src/.libs -lsaivs
 else
+ifeq ($(PLATFORM),barefoot)
 SAILIB=-L/opt/bfn/install/lib -lswitchsai -lswitchapi -lbf_switchd_lib -ltofinopdfixed_thrift -ldriver -lbfutils -lbfsys -lbfutils -L/opt/bfn/install/lib/tofinopd/switch -lpd -lpdcli -lpdthrift
+else
+SAILIB=-lsai
+endif
 endif
 
 saisdkdump_SOURCES = saisdkdump.cpp
diff --git a/syncd/Makefile.am b/syncd/Makefile.am
index 7cdba9f22..077af5944 100644
--- a/syncd/Makefile.am
+++ b/syncd/Makefile.am
@@ -11,7 +11,11 @@ endif
 if SAIVS
 SAILIB=-L$(top_srcdir)/vslib/src/.libs -lsaivs
 else
+ifeq ($(PLATFORM),barefoot)
 SAILIB=-L/opt/bfn/install/lib -lswitchsai -lswitchapi -lbf_switchd_lib -ltofinopdfixed_thrift -ldriver -lbfutils -lbfsys -lbfutils -L/opt/bfn/install/lib/tofinopd/switch -lpd -lpdcli -lpdthrift
+else
+SAILIB=-lsai
+endif
 endif
 
 syncd_SOURCES = \