diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 99fd490c2..8e26d3403 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST = autogen.sh gentpl.py Makefile.tpl modules.def geninit.sh
 include $(top_srcdir)/grub-core/Makefile.vars
 
 CFLAGS_PROGRAM = $(HOST_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS_GNULIB)
-LDFLAGS_PROGRAM = $(HOST_LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS_GNULIB) $(LIBINTL)
+LDFLAGS_PROGRAM = $(HOST_LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS_GNULIB) $(LIBINTL) $(LIBUTIL)
 CPPFLAGS_PROGRAM = $(HOST_CPPFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS_GNULIB)
 CCASFLAGS_PROGRAM = $(HOST_CCASFLAGS) $(CCASFLAGS_GNULIB)