diff --git a/Makefile-tests.am b/Makefile-tests.am
index 50c01273..f1e8e676 100644
--- a/Makefile-tests.am
+++ b/Makefile-tests.am
@@ -133,7 +133,10 @@ endif
 test_ltlibraries = libreaddir-rand.la
 libreaddir_rand_la_SOURCES = tests/readdir-rand.c
 libreaddir_rand_la_CFLAGS = $(OT_INTERNAL_GIO_UNIX_CFLAGS)
-libreaddir_rand_la_LIBADD = $(OT_INTERNAL_GIO_UNIX_LIBS)
+libreaddir_rand_la_LIBADD = \
+	-ldl \
+	$(OT_INTERNAL_GIO_UNIX_LIBS) \
+	$(NULL)
 libreaddir_rand_la_LDFLAGS = -avoid-version
 if !ENABLE_INSTALLED_TESTS
 libreaddir_rand_la_LDFLAGS += -rpath $(abs_builddir)