diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index d85a85c9..187decaf 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ endif
 AM_CFLAGS = @LIBASSUAN_CFLAGS@ @GLIB_CFLAGS@
 
 gpgme_tool_SOURCES = gpgme-tool.c argparse.c argparse.h
-gpgme_tool_LDADD = libgpgme.la @LIBASSUAN_LIBS@
+gpgme_tool_LDADD = libgpgme.la @LIBASSUAN_LIBS@ @GPG_ERROR_LIBS@
 
 gpgme_json_SOURCES = gpgme-json.c cJSON.c cJSON.h
 gpgme_json_LDADD = -lm libgpgme.la $(GPG_ERROR_LIBS)