diff --git a/extensions/openpower-pels/openpower-pels.mk b/extensions/openpower-pels/openpower-pels.mk
index 0bb9fd0..1468935 100644
--- a/extensions/openpower-pels/openpower-pels.mk
+++ b/extensions/openpower-pels/openpower-pels.mk
@@ -73,5 +73,6 @@
 	extensions/openpower-pels/tools/peltool.cpp \
 	extensions/openpower-pels/user_data.cpp \
 	extensions/openpower-pels/user_data_json.cpp
+peltool_LDFLAGS = "-lpython$(PYTHON_VERSION)"
 peltool_LDADD = libpel.la
 peltool_CXXFLAGS = "-DPELTOOL"