diff --git a/authd/Makefile.am b/authd/Makefile.am
index a0e6a8860..745a5ef96 100644
--- a/authd/Makefile.am
+++ b/authd/Makefile.am
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS = \
 	@BOOST_CPPFLAGS@
 
 AM_LDFLAGS = \
+	-L$(top_srcdir)/ircd \
 	-L$(top_srcdir)/rb \
 	@BOOST_LDFLAGS@
 
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@ AM_LDFLAGS = \
 bin_PROGRAMS = authd
 
 authd_LDADD = \
+	$(top_srcdir)/ircd/libircd.la \
 	$(top_srcdir)/rb/librb.la \
 	@BOOST_LIBS@
 
diff --git a/bandb/Makefile.am b/bandb/Makefile.am
index da7a63016..eead49bff 100644
--- a/bandb/Makefile.am
+++ b/bandb/Makefile.am
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS = \
 	@BOOST_CPPFLAGS@
 
 AM_LDFLAGS = \
+	-L$(top_srcdir)/ircd \
 	-L$(top_srcdir)/rb \
 	@BOOST_LDFLAGS@
 
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ bandb_DEPENDENCIES = \
 	@SQLITE_OBJ@
 
 bandb_LDADD = \
+	-lircd \
 	-lrb \
 	@SQLITE_LDFLAGS@ \
 	@SQLITE_OBJ@ \
@@ -39,6 +41,7 @@ bantool_DEPENDENCIES = \
 	@SQLITE_OBJ@
 
 bantool_LDADD = \
+	-lircd \
 	-lrb \
 	@SQLITE_LDFLAGS@ \
 	@SQLITE_LIBS@ \
diff --git a/ssld/Makefile.am b/ssld/Makefile.am
index 8e7acef75..ace3674c8 100644
--- a/ssld/Makefile.am
+++ b/ssld/Makefile.am
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS = \
 	@BOOST_CPPFLAGS@
 
 AM_LDFLAGS = \
+	-L$(top_srcdir)/ircd \
 	-L$(top_srcdir)/rb \
 	@BOOST_LDFLAGS@
 
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@ AM_LDFLAGS = \
 bin_PROGRAMS = ssld
 
 ssld_LDADD = \
+	-lircd \
 	-lrb \
 	@ZLIB_LD@ \
 	@BOOST_LIBS@
diff --git a/wsockd/Makefile.am b/wsockd/Makefile.am
index b8c8429d3..b71219eb6 100644
--- a/wsockd/Makefile.am
+++ b/wsockd/Makefile.am
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS = \
 	@BOOST_CPPFLAGS@
 
 AM_LDFLAGS = \
+	-L$(top_srcdir)/ircd \
 	-L$(top_srcdir)/rb \
 	@BOOST_LDFLAGS@
 
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@ AM_LDFLAGS = \
 bin_PROGRAMS = wsockd
 
 wsockd_LDADD = \
+	-lircd \
 	-lrb \
 	@BOOST_LIBS@