diff --git a/lib/hdb/Makefile.am b/lib/hdb/Makefile.am
index fdcd2d5c0..d38d6415c 100644
--- a/lib/hdb/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/hdb/Makefile.am
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@ LDADD = libhdb.la \
 	../krb5/libkrb5.la \
 	../asn1/libasn1.la \
 	$(LIB_des) \
-	$(LIB_roken) \
-	$(DBLIB)
+	$(LIB_roken)
 
 lib_LTLIBRARIES = libhdb.la
 libhdb_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info 7:4:0
@@ -39,7 +38,7 @@ INCLUDES += $(INCLUDE_openldap)
 
 include_HEADERS = hdb.h hdb_err.h hdb_asn1.h hdb-protos.h hdb-private.h
 
-libhdb_la_LIBADD = ../krb5/libkrb5.la ../asn1/libasn1.la ../roken/libroken.la $(LIB_openldap)
+libhdb_la_LIBADD = ../krb5/libkrb5.la ../asn1/libasn1.la ../roken/libroken.la $(LIB_openldap) $(DBLIB) $(LIB_NDBM)
 
 $(libhdb_la_OBJECTS): $(srcdir)/hdb-protos.h $(srcdir)/hdb-private.h