diff --git a/test/Makefile.am b/test/Makefile.am
index 0d7d7a0..2092964 100644
--- a/test/Makefile.am
+++ b/test/Makefile.am
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@
 
 phosphor_hwmon_test_SOURCES = \
 	test.cpp
-phosphor_hwmon_test_LDFLAGS = $(SDBUSPLUS_LIBS) $(PTHREAD_CFLAGS)
-phosphor_hwmon_test_CFLAGS = $(SDBUSPLUS_CFLAGS)
-phosphor_hwmon_test_LDADD = ${top_builddir}/libhwmon.la
+phosphor_hwmon_test_LDADD = \
+	${top_builddir}/libhwmon.la \
+	$(SDBUSPLUS_LIBS) \
+	$(PTHREAD_LIBS)
+
+phosphor_hwmon_test_CXXFLAGS = \
+	$(SDBUSPLUS_CFLAGS) \
+	$(PTHREAD_CFLAGS)