diff --git a/tests/c-api/Makefile.am b/tests/c-api/Makefile.am
index ba99ee12e..e2cab37cd 100644
--- a/tests/c-api/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/c-api/Makefile.am
@@ -250,6 +250,7 @@ test_add_libvirt_dom_CFLAGS = \
 	$(WARN_CFLAGS) $(WERROR_CFLAGS)
 test_add_libvirt_dom_LDADD = \
 	$(top_builddir)/src/libguestfs.la $(LIBVIRT_LIBS) \
+	$(LTLIBINTL) \
 	$(LTLIBTHREAD) $(top_builddir)/gnulib/lib/libgnu.la
 endif
 
diff --git a/tests/regressions/Makefile.am b/tests/regressions/Makefile.am
index ff5a2f2fd..d5d63bb50 100644
--- a/tests/regressions/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/regressions/Makefile.am
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ rhbz914931_CFLAGS = \
 	$(WARN_CFLAGS) $(WERROR_CFLAGS)
 rhbz914931_LDADD = \
 	$(top_builddir)/src/libutils.la \
+	$(LTLIBINTL) \
 	$(top_builddir)/src/libguestfs.la
 
 rhbz1055452_SOURCES = rhbz1055452.c