diff --git a/phosphor-rsyslog-config/Makefile.am b/phosphor-rsyslog-config/Makefile.am
index 6aa48a3..806e30b 100644
--- a/phosphor-rsyslog-config/Makefile.am
+++ b/phosphor-rsyslog-config/Makefile.am
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@
 	main.cpp \
 	server-conf.cpp
 
+phosphor_rsyslog_conf_LDADD = \
+	$(top_builddir)/sdjournal.o
+
 phosphor_rsyslog_conf_LDFLAGS = \
 	$(SDBUSPLUS_LIBS) \
 	$(PHOSPHOR_DBUS_INTERFACES_LIBS)