diff --git a/presence/Makefile.am b/presence/Makefile.am
index 7cc80d4..6c2e564 100644
--- a/presence/Makefile.am
+++ b/presence/Makefile.am
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 	$(LIBEVDEV_CFLAGS)
 
 phosphor_gpio_presence_LDADD = \
+	-lstdc++fs \
 	$(PHOSPHOR_LOGGING_LIBS) \
 	$(PHOSPHOR_DBUS_INTERFACES_LIBS) \
 	$(LIBEVDEV_LIBS)