diff --git a/cde/programs/dtdocbook/doc_utils/Makefile.am b/cde/programs/dtdocbook/doc_utils/Makefile.am
index 1377074ae..9c69a9331 100644
--- a/cde/programs/dtdocbook/doc_utils/Makefile.am
+++ b/cde/programs/dtdocbook/doc_utils/Makefile.am
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ noinst_PROGRAMS = \
 noinst_SCRIPTS = dtdocbook2man dtdocbook2sdl
 
 AM_CXXFLAGS = -DCDE_NEXT -I$(top_builddir)/lib/DtMmdb
-AM_LDFLAGS = $(DTCLIENTLIBS) $(XTOOLLIB) 
+AM_LDFLAGS = $(DTCLIENTLIBS) $(XTOOLLIB)
 
 dtdcbk_datarootdir = $(abs_top_srcdir)/programs/dtdocbook
 
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS = \
 	      -DINFOLIB_LIBEXECDIR=\"$(PWD)\"
 
 validator_SOURCES = validator.C
-validator_LDFLAGS = $(LIBMMDB)
+validator_LDFLAGS = $(LIBMMDB) $(LMDBLIB)
 
 CLEANFILES = $(noinst_SCRIPTS) $(validator_SOURCES) dtdocbook2infolib.c
 
diff --git a/cde/programs/dtdocbook/infolib/Makefile.am b/cde/programs/dtdocbook/infolib/Makefile.am
index daf7dec3a..a9634bc03 100644
--- a/cde/programs/dtdocbook/infolib/Makefile.am
+++ b/cde/programs/dtdocbook/infolib/Makefile.am
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ AM_CXXFLAGS = \
 	      -DEXPAND_TEMPLATES \
 	      -I$(top_builddir)/lib/DtMmdb
 
-AM_LDFLAGS = $(XTOOLLIB) $(LIBMMDB) $(DTCLIENTLIBS)
+AM_LDFLAGS = $(XTOOLLIB) $(LIBMMDB) $(DTCLIENTLIBS) $(LMDBLIB)
 
 MixedGen_SOURCES = \
 		   MixedGen.C \