diff --git a/ext/wavpack/Makefile.am b/ext/wavpack/Makefile.am
index 6660a726d4..3a3fae3baa 100644
--- a/ext/wavpack/Makefile.am
+++ b/ext/wavpack/Makefile.am
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ libgstwavpack_la_SOURCES =	gstwavpack.c \
 				gstwavpackdec.c
 
 libgstwavpack_la_CFLAGS = $(GST_CFLAGS) $(WAVPACK_CFLAGS)
-libgstwavpack_la_LIBADD = $(WAVPACK_LIBS)
+libgstwavpack_la_LIBADD = $(GST_LIBS) $(WAVPACK_LIBS)
 libgstwavpack_la_LDFLAGS = $(GST_PLUGIN_LDFLAGS)
 
 noinst_HEADERS = gstwavpackparse.h gstwavpackdec.h gstwavpackcommon.h