diff --git a/cf/Makefile.am.common b/cf/Makefile.am.common
index 637bdafb2..eebdf1c76 100644
--- a/cf/Makefile.am.common
+++ b/cf/Makefile.am.common
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ LIB_socket		= @LIB_socket@
 LIB_syslog		= @LIB_syslog@
 LIB_tgetent		= @LIB_tgetent@
 
+LIBS			= @LIBS@
+
 HESIODLIB = @HESIODLIB@
 HESIODINCLUDE = @HESIODINCLUDE@
 INCLUDE_hesiod = @INCLUDE_hesiod@