diff --git a/kompmgr/Makefile.am b/kompmgr/Makefile.am
index 463de29098..6cc8ce4344 100644
--- a/kompmgr/Makefile.am
+++ b/kompmgr/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 bin_PROGRAMS = kompmgr
 
 kompmgr_SOURCES = kompmgr.c
-kompmgr_LDADD =  $(X_RPATH) -lXcomposite -lXdamage -lXfixes $(LIB_XRENDER) $(LIB_X11) -lXext -lm
+kompmgr_LDADD =  $(X_LDFLAGS) $(X_RPATH) -lXcomposite -lXdamage -lXfixes $(LIB_XRENDER) $(LIB_X11) -lXext -lm
 
 INCLUDES = $(all_includes)