diff --git a/src/shared/Makefile.in b/src/shared/Makefile.in
index db14156..a06111f 100644
--- a/src/shared/Makefile.in
+++ b/src/shared/Makefile.in
@@ -145,14 +145,14 @@ $(lib_so): $(OBJS)
 		$(srcdir)/bltInit.c
 	$(RM) $@
 	$(SHLIB_LD) $(SHLIB_LD_FLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ bltInit.o $(OBJS) \
-		$(SHLIB_LIB_SPECS)
+		$(SHLIB_LIB_SPECS) $(LIBS)
 
 $(tcl_only_lib_so): $(TCL_ONLY_OBJS)
 	$(CC) -c $(CC_SWITCHES) -DTCL_ONLY -DBLT_LIBRARY=\"$(scriptdir)\" \
 		$(srcdir)/bltInit.c
 	$(RM) $@
 	$(SHLIB_LD) $(SHLIB_LD_FLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ bltInit.o $(TCL_ONLY_OBJS) \
-		$(SHLIB_TCL_ONLY_LIB_SPECS)
+		$(SHLIB_TCL_ONLY_LIB_SPECS)  $(LIBS)
 
 install: mkdirs install-lib install-demo