diff --git a/hw/dmx/Makefile.am b/hw/dmx/Makefile.am
index eef84cb66a7682b82188f039c2cf9d2770b06a28..38d6ac409e762f579a0260d01211e8f46f0ee3d7 100644
--- a/hw/dmx/Makefile.am
+++ b/hw/dmx/Makefile.am
@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@ XDMX_LIBS = \
 
 Xdmx_LDFLAGS = $(LD_EXPORT_SYMBOLS_FLAG)
 Xdmx_DEPENDENCIES= $(XDMX_LIBS)
-Xdmx_LDADD = $(XDMX_LIBS) $(XDMX_SYS_LIBS) $(XSERVER_SYS_LIBS)
+Xdmx_LDADD = $(XDMX_LIBS) $(XDMX_SYS_LIBS) $(XSERVER_SYS_LIBS) \
+             $(top_builddir)/render/librender.la
 
 relink:
 	$(AM_V_at)rm -f Xdmx$(EXEEXT) && $(MAKE) Xdmx$(EXEEXT)