diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index afd0ee8a9c57266bc5d8875c9b8c705d87918458..cb9a85d8649f421fa5ef1a387b73a9a139256fa8 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ bin_PROGRAMS = lektord lkt
 
 ## The lkt client
 lkt_SOURCES = main/lkt.c base/cmd.c base/common.c
-lkt_LDFLAGS = -pthread
+lkt_LDFLAGS = -pthread -ldl
 
 ## The lektord server
 lektord_SOURCES = main/server.c