diff --git a/java/Makefile.am b/java/Makefile.am
index 81c20f266..1bad9a853 100644
--- a/java/Makefile.am
+++ b/java/Makefile.am
@@ -122,7 +122,8 @@ libguestfs_jni_la_CFLAGS = \
 libguestfs_jni_la_LIBADD = \
 	$(top_builddir)/common/structs/libstructs.la \
 	$(top_builddir)/common/utils/libutils.la \
-	$(top_builddir)/lib/libguestfs.la
+	$(top_builddir)/lib/libguestfs.la \
+	$(top_builddir)/gnulib/lib/libgnu.la
 
 libguestfs_jni_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info $(JNI_VERSION_INFO) -shared