diff --git a/lib/Makefile.am b/lib/Makefile.am
index d7c31edb49..44d95bbee3 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/Makefile.am
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ BUILT_SOURCES = memtypes.h route_types.h gitversion.h
 
 libzebra_la_DEPENDENCIES = @LIB_REGEX@
 
-libzebra_la_LIBADD = @LIB_REGEX@
+libzebra_la_LIBADD = @LIB_REGEX@ @LIBCAP@
 
 pkginclude_HEADERS = \
 	buffer.h checksum.h command.h filter.h getopt.h hash.h \