diff --git a/src/tests/Makefile.am b/src/tests/Makefile.am
index 39a994c39b..62612a0e15 100644
--- a/src/tests/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/tests/Makefile.am
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ test_policy_hosts_CPPFLAGS = \
 	$(GLIB_CFLAGS)
 
 test_policy_hosts_LDADD = \
+	-ldl \
 	$(top_builddir)/src/libtest-policy-hosts.la \
 	$(GLIB_LIBS)