diff --git a/src/backend/sql/test/Makefile.am b/src/backend/sql/test/Makefile.am
index e3c6dc59f7..0ed849dbc0 100644
--- a/src/backend/sql/test/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/backend/sql/test/Makefile.am
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ test_sqlbe_LDADD = \
 	$(top_builddir)/$(MODULEPATH)/libgnc-backend-sql.la \
 	$(top_builddir)/src/libqof/qof/libgnc-qof.la \
 	$(top_builddir)/src/test-core/libtest-core.la \
+	$(top_builddir)/src/core-utils/libgnc-core-utils.la \
 	$(GLIB_LIBS)
 
 test_sqlbe_CFLAGS = \