diff --git a/test/Makefile.am b/test/Makefile.am
index cb2ffb7..b331847 100644
--- a/test/Makefile.am
+++ b/test/Makefile.am
@@ -8,21 +8,21 @@
 
 check_PROGRAMS += bus_list_names
 bus_list_names_SOURCES = bus/list_names.cpp
-bus_list_names_LDADD = $(gtest_ldadd) $(SYSTEMD_LIBS)
+bus_list_names_LDADD = $(gtest_ldadd) $(SYSTEMD_LIBS) $(top_builddir)/sdbusplus/sdbus.o
 
 check_PROGRAMS += bus_match
 bus_match_SOURCES = bus/match.cpp
-bus_match_LDADD = $(gtest_ldadd) $(SYSTEMD_LIBS)
+bus_match_LDADD = $(gtest_ldadd) $(SYSTEMD_LIBS) $(top_builddir)/sdbusplus/sdbus.o
 
 check_PROGRAMS += message_append
 message_append_SOURCES = message/append.cpp
 message_append_CXXFLAGS = $(SYSTEMD_CFLAGS) $(PTHREAD_CFLAGS)
-message_append_LDADD = $(SYSTEMD_LIBS) $(PTHREAD_LIBS)
+message_append_LDADD = $(SYSTEMD_LIBS) $(PTHREAD_LIBS) $(top_builddir)/sdbusplus/sdbus.o
 
 check_PROGRAMS += message_read
 message_read_SOURCES = message/read.cpp
 message_read_CXXFLAGS = $(SYSTEMD_CFLAGS) $(PTHREAD_CFLAGS)
-message_read_LDADD = $(SYSTEMD_LIBS) $(PTHREAD_LIBS)
+message_read_LDADD = $(SYSTEMD_LIBS) $(PTHREAD_LIBS) $(top_builddir)/sdbusplus/sdbus.o
 
 check_PROGRAMS += message_native_types
 message_native_types_SOURCES = message/native_types.cpp