diff --git a/kadmin/Makefile.am b/kadmin/Makefile.am
index 5a26f2f17..b5cb17599 100644
--- a/kadmin/Makefile.am
+++ b/kadmin/Makefile.am
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ EXTRA_kadmind_SOURCES = version4.c
 
 COMMON_LDADD = \
 	$(top_builddir)/lib/hdb/libhdb.la \
+	$(LIB_openldap) \
 	$(top_builddir)/lib/krb5/libkrb5.la \
 	$(top_builddir)/lib/des/libdes.la \
 	$(top_builddir)/lib/asn1/libasn1.la \
diff --git a/kdc/Makefile.am b/kdc/Makefile.am
index cf45af21f..48720e3bd 100644
--- a/kdc/Makefile.am
+++ b/kdc/Makefile.am
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ kdc_SOURCES = \
 
 hprop_LDADD = \
 	$(top_builddir)/lib/hdb/libhdb.la \
+	$(LIB_openldap) \
 	$(top_builddir)/lib/krb5/libkrb5.la \
 	$(LIB_kdb) $(LIB_krb4) \
 	$(top_builddir)/lib/des/libdes.la \
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ hprop_LDADD = \
 
 hpropd_LDADD = \
 	$(top_builddir)/lib/hdb/libhdb.la \
+	$(LIB_openldap) \
 	$(top_builddir)/lib/krb5/libkrb5.la \
 	$(LIB_kdb) $(LIB_krb4) \
 	$(top_builddir)/lib/des/libdes.la \
@@ -53,6 +55,7 @@ hpropd_LDADD = \
 	$(DBLIB) 
 
 LDADD = $(top_builddir)/lib/hdb/libhdb.la \
+	$(LIB_openldap) \
 	$(top_builddir)/lib/krb5/libkrb5.la \
 	$(LIB_krb4) \
 	$(top_builddir)/lib/des/libdes.la \
diff --git a/kpasswd/Makefile.am b/kpasswd/Makefile.am
index 90632136d..b13a98a5c 100644
--- a/kpasswd/Makefile.am
+++ b/kpasswd/Makefile.am
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ kpasswdd_SOURCES = kpasswdd.c kpasswd_locl.h
 kpasswdd_LDADD = \
 	$(top_builddir)/lib/kadm5/libkadm5srv.la \
 	$(top_builddir)/lib/hdb/libhdb.la \
+	$(LIB_openldap) \
 	$(LDADD) \
 	$(LIB_dlopen) \
 	$(DBLIB)