diff --git a/presence/Makefile.am b/presence/Makefile.am
index d67f287..2f1d787 100644
--- a/presence/Makefile.am
+++ b/presence/Makefile.am
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@
 	$(PHOSPHOR_LOGGING_LIBS) \
 	${PHOSPHOR_DBUS_INTERFACES_LIBS} \
 	$(LIBEVDEV_LIBS) \
-	$(STDPLUS_LIBS)
+	$(STDPLUS_LIBS) \
+	$(FMT_LIBS)
+
 phosphor_fan_presence_tach_CXXFLAGS = \
 	$(SDBUSPLUS_CFLAGS) \
 	$(SDEVENTPLUS_CFLAGS) \