diff --git a/dirmngr/Makefile.am b/dirmngr/Makefile.am
index 098e711e9..2bf0cb75b 100644
--- a/dirmngr/Makefile.am
+++ b/dirmngr/Makefile.am
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ endif
 dirmngr_LDADD = $(libcommonpth) \
         $(DNSLIBS) $(LIBASSUAN_LIBS) \
 	$(LIBGCRYPT_LIBS) $(KSBA_LIBS) $(NPTH_LIBS) \
-	$(NTBTLS_LIBS) $(LIBGNUTLS_LIBS) $(LIBINTL) $(LIBICONV)
+	$(NTBTLS_LIBS) $(LIBGNUTLS_LIBS) $(LIBINTL) $(LIBICONV) $(NETLIBS)
 if USE_LDAP
 dirmngr_LDADD += $(ldaplibs)
 endif
diff --git a/sm/Makefile.am b/sm/Makefile.am
index ddc2e225f..475924a01 100644
--- a/sm/Makefile.am
+++ b/sm/Makefile.am
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ common_libs = ../kbx/libkeybox509.a $(libcommon)
 gpgsm_LDADD = $(common_libs) ../common/libgpgrl.a \
               $(LIBGCRYPT_LIBS) $(KSBA_LIBS) $(LIBASSUAN_LIBS) \
               $(GPG_ERROR_LIBS) $(LIBREADLINE) $(LIBINTL) \
-	      $(LIBICONV) $(resource_objs) $(extra_sys_libs)
+	      $(LIBICONV) $(resource_objs) $(extra_sys_libs) $(NETLIBS)
 gpgsm_LDFLAGS = $(extra_bin_ldflags)
 
 # Make sure that all libs are build before we use them.  This is
diff --git a/tools/Makefile.am b/tools/Makefile.am
index 579c4141c..e9e5564e9 100644
--- a/tools/Makefile.am
+++ b/tools/Makefile.am
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ gpg_wks_client_SOURCES = \
 gpg_wks_client_CFLAGS = $(LIBASSUAN_CFLAGS) $(GPG_ERROR_CFLAGS) $(INCICONV)
 gpg_wks_client_LDADD = $(libcommon) \
 		       $(LIBASSUAN_LIBS) $(LIBGCRYPT_LIBS) $(GPG_ERROR_LIBS) \
-		       $(LIBINTL) $(LIBICONV)
+		       $(LIBINTL) $(LIBICONV) $(NETLIBS)
 
 
 # Make sure that all libs are build before we use them.  This is