diff --git a/tools/Makefile.am b/tools/Makefile.am
index 9c29f566..a8e34ded 100644
--- a/tools/Makefile.am
+++ b/tools/Makefile.am
@@ -3,5 +3,6 @@ noinst_PROGRAMS = event-debug
 AM_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir)/src
 
 event_debug_SOURCES = event-debug.c
-event_debug_LDADD = ../src/libinput.la
+event_debug_LDADD = ../src/libinput.la $(LIBUDEV_LIBS)
 event_debug_LDFLAGS = -static
+event_debug_CFLAGS = $(LIBUDEV_CFLAGS)
diff --git a/tools/event-debug.c b/tools/event-debug.c
index 0d366a77..de6b8755 100644
--- a/tools/event-debug.c
+++ b/tools/event-debug.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <time.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
+#include <libudev.h>
 #include <linux/input.h>
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
 #include <sys/signalfd.h>