diff --git a/admin/Makefile.am b/admin/Makefile.am
index 471b8bb21..35608eeb8 100644
--- a/admin/Makefile.am
+++ b/admin/Makefile.am
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ sbin_PROGRAMS = ktutil
 
 ktutil_SOURCES = ktutil.c srvconvert.c
 
+LIB_tgetent = @LIB_tgetent@
+
 LDADD = \
 	$(top_builddir)/lib/krb5/libkrb5.la \
 	$(top_builddir)/lib/des/libdes.la \
diff --git a/appl/ftp/ftp/Makefile.am b/appl/ftp/ftp/Makefile.am
index ae16b01ce..8d5fbc83d 100644
--- a/appl/ftp/ftp/Makefile.am
+++ b/appl/ftp/ftp/Makefile.am
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ ftp_SOURCES = \
 
 EXTRA_ftp_SOURCES = krb4.c kauth.c
 
+LIB_tgetent = @LIB_tgetent@
+
 LDADD = \
 	../common/libcommon.a \
 	$(top_builddir)/lib/gssapi/libgssapi.la \
diff --git a/kadmin/Makefile.am b/kadmin/Makefile.am
index b39a834a9..ea5ba08cd 100644
--- a/kadmin/Makefile.am
+++ b/kadmin/Makefile.am
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ kadmin_SOURCES = 						\
 	ank.c cpw.c del.c dump.c ext.c get.c init.c kadmin.c	\
 	load.c mod.c rename.c util.c
 
+LIB_tgetent = @LIB_tgetent@
+
 COMMON_LDADD = \
 	$(top_builddir)/lib/hdb/libhdb.la \
 	$(top_builddir)/lib/krb5/libkrb5.la \