--- a/src/aaa_lib/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/aaa_lib/Makefile.am
@@ -49,11 +49,10 @@ else
 LIBEFENCE =
 endif
 
-libdir = ${prefix}/lib
 lib_LTLIBRARIES = libmaloc.la ${LIBEFENCE}
 
 libmaloc_la_SOURCES =
-libmaloc_la_LIBADD  = ${BASE_LIBS} ${VSYS_LIBS} ${VSH_LIBS} ${PSH_LIBS}
+libmaloc_la_LIBADD  = ${BASE_LIBS} ${VSYS_LIBS} ${VSH_LIBS} ${PSH_LIBS} -lreadline -lm
 libmaloc_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info ${FETK_VERSION}
 
 libefence_la_SOURCES =