diff --git a/bin/Makefile.am b/bin/Makefile.am
index 7fbcaa53..f70bcf22 100644
--- a/bin/Makefile.am
+++ b/bin/Makefile.am
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ libbbfdm_la_LIBADD =		\
 	$(LIBJSON_LIBS)			\
 	$(LIBTRACE_LIBS)		\
 	$(LBLOBMSG_LIBS) 		\
+	$(LIBDLOPEN_LIBS) 		\
 	-lbbf_api
 
 libbbfdm_la_CFLAGS+=-I../
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index c47f4faf..610fdd4f 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@ AC_DEFINE(DM_USE_LIBUBUS)
 LBLOBMSG_LIBS='-lblobmsg_json'
 AC_SUBST([LBLOBMSG_LIBS])
 
+LIBDLOPEN_LIBS='-ldl'
+AC_SUBST([LIBDLOPEN_LIBS])
+
 # checks for header files
 AC_CHECK_HEADERS([stdlib.h string.h])