diff --git a/loaders/Makefile.am b/loaders/Makefile.am
index 91490c0..37dea47 100644
--- a/loaders/Makefile.am
+++ b/loaders/Makefile.am
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS     = 1.4 foreign
 # A list of all the files in the current directory which can be regenerated
 MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = Makefile.in
 
-LDFLAGS		     = -L/usr/X11R6/lib
+LDFLAGS		     = -L/usr/X11R6/lib -L../src
 INCLUDES	     = -I/usr/X11R6/include -I$(top_srcdir)/libltdl \
                        $(X_CFLAGS) -I$(prefix)/include -I$(includedir) \
 		       -I. -I$(top_srcdir) -I$(top_srcdir)/src \
@@ -39,11 +39,11 @@ pnm.la argb.la bmp.la xpm.la tga.la #xcf.la
 
 jpeg_la_SOURCES	     = loader_jpeg.c
 jpeg_la_LDFLAGS	     = -no-undefined -module -avoid-version
-jpeg_la_LIBADD	     = @JPEGLIBS@
+jpeg_la_LIBADD	     = -lImlib2 @JPEGLIBS@ 
 
 png_la_SOURCES	     = loader_png.c
 png_la_LDFLAGS	     = -no-undefined -module -avoid-version
-png_la_LIBADD	     = @PNGLIBS@
+png_la_LIBADD	     = -lImlib2 @PNGLIBS@
 
 db_la_SOURCES        = loader_db.c
 db_la_LDFLAGS	     = -no-undefined -module -avoid-version