diff --git a/lib/hcrypto/Makefile.am b/lib/hcrypto/Makefile.am
index 36655146c..627f80bb6 100644
--- a/lib/hcrypto/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/hcrypto/Makefile.am
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ imathsource =			\
 
 $(libhcrypto_la_OBJECTS): hcrypto-link
 
-libhcrypto_la_CPPFLAGS = -DIMATH_LARGE_PRIME_TABLE $(AM_CPPFLAGS)
+libhcrypto_la_CPPFLAGS = -DIMATH_LARGE_PRIME_TABLE -DBUILD_HCRYPTO_LIB $(AM_CPPFLAGS)
 
 if versionscript
 libhcrypto_la_LDFLAGS += $(LDFLAGS_VERSION_SCRIPT)$(srcdir)/version-script.map