diff --git a/tests/Makefile.am b/tests/Makefile.am
index 4780e8801..6953fc63a 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/Makefile.am
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ noinst_PROGRAMS =	\
 	test-filesys
 
 test_gphoto2_SOURCE = test-gphoto2.c
-test_gphoto2_LDADD = ../libgphoto2/libgphoto2.la
+test_gphoto2_LDADD = ../libgphoto2/libgphoto2.la ../intl/libintl.a
 
 test_filesys_SOURCE = test-filesys.c
-test_filesys_LDADD = ../libgphoto2/libgphoto2.la
+test_filesys_LDADD = ../libgphoto2/libgphoto2.la ../intl/libintl.a