diff --git a/lib/kafs/Makefile.am b/lib/kafs/Makefile.am
index 6cf744801..d5751ca81 100644
--- a/lib/kafs/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/kafs/Makefile.am
@@ -29,6 +29,6 @@ libkafs_a_SOURCES = afssys.c afskrb.c afskrb5.c common.c
 # AIX: this almost works with gcc, but somehow it fails to use the
 # correct ld, use ld instead
 afslib.so: afslib.o
-	ld -o $@ -bM:SRE -bI:$(srcdir)/afsl.exp -bE:$(srcdir)/afslib.exp -bnoentry afslib.o
+	ld -o $@ -bM:SRE -bI:$(srcdir)/afsl.exp -bE:$(srcdir)/afslib.exp -bnoentry afslib.o -lc
 
 $(OBJECTS): ../../include/config.h
diff --git a/lib/kafs/Makefile.in b/lib/kafs/Makefile.in
index f34195c63..f348da2d2 100644
--- a/lib/kafs/Makefile.in
+++ b/lib/kafs/Makefile.in
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ $(LIBNAME).$(SHLIBEXT): $(OBJECTS)
 # AIX: this almost works with gcc, but somehow it fails to use the
 # correct ld, use ld instead
 afslib.so: afslib.o
-	ld -o $@ -bM:SRE -bI:$(srcdir)/afsl.exp -bE:$(srcdir)/afslib.exp @AFS_EXTRA_LD@ afslib.o
+	ld -o $@ -bM:SRE -bI:$(srcdir)/afsl.exp -bE:$(srcdir)/afslib.exp @AFS_EXTRA_LD@ afslib.o -lc
 
 $(OBJECTS): ../../include/config.h