diff --git a/moo/t/Makefile.am b/moo/t/Makefile.am
index 7837047..b683ce0 100644
--- a/moo/t/Makefile.am
+++ b/moo/t/Makefile.am
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS = \
 	-I$(abs_srcdir)/../lib \
 	-I$(includedir)
 
-AM_LDFLAGS = -L$(libdir)
+AM_LDFLAGS = -L$(abs_builddir)/../lib  -L$(libdir)
 LDADD = -lmoo $(PTHREAD_LIBS)
 
 if WIN32
diff --git a/moo/t/Makefile.in b/moo/t/Makefile.in
index bd0672d..ff798b8 100644
--- a/moo/t/Makefile.in
+++ b/moo/t/Makefile.in
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS = \
 	-I$(abs_srcdir)/../lib \
 	-I$(includedir)
 
-AM_LDFLAGS = -L$(libdir)
+AM_LDFLAGS = -L$(abs_builddir)/../lib  -L$(libdir)
 LDADD = -lmoo $(PTHREAD_LIBS) $(am__append_1)
 t_001_SOURCES = t-001.c
 all: all-am