diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 6aee35a..5a70b37 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -5,3 +5,5 @@ bin_PROGRAMS = e16keyedit
 e16keyedit_SOURCES = ipc.c ipc.h menus.c menus.h viewer.c viewer.h
 
 CPPFLAGS = -D DATADIR=\"$(datadir)\"
+
+LDADD = $(X_LIBS) -lX11