diff --git a/docs/libnm-glib/Makefile.am b/docs/libnm-glib/Makefile.am
index a7dc71f3ba..59e4becc43 100644
--- a/docs/libnm-glib/Makefile.am
+++ b/docs/libnm-glib/Makefile.am
@@ -74,7 +74,9 @@ GTKDOC_CFLAGS =				\
 	$(GLIB_CFLAGS)			\
 	$(DBUS_CFLAGS)
 
-GTKDOC_LIBS = $(top_builddir)/libnm-glib/libnm-glib.la
+GTKDOC_LIBS =  \
+	$(top_builddir)/libnm-glib/libnm-glib.la \
+	$(GLIB_LIBS)
 
 
 # include common portion ...
diff --git a/docs/libnm-util/Makefile.am b/docs/libnm-util/Makefile.am
index fa736e2a9d..89a5db9872 100644
--- a/docs/libnm-util/Makefile.am
+++ b/docs/libnm-util/Makefile.am
@@ -54,7 +54,10 @@ GTKDOC_CFLAGS =				\
 	$(GLIB_CFLAGS)			\
 	$(DBUS_CFLAGS)
 
-GTKDOC_LIBS = $(top_builddir)/libnm-util/libnm-util.la
+GTKDOC_LIBS = \
+	$(top_builddir)/libnm-util/libnm-util.la \
+	$(GLIB_LIBS)
+
 
 
 # include common portion ...