diff --git a/samples/db/makefile.dos b/samples/db/makefile.dos
index 437ac4e46e..505074fdb6 100644
--- a/samples/db/makefile.dos
+++ b/samples/db/makefile.dos
@@ -8,10 +8,13 @@
 # Use FINAL=1 argument to nmake to build final version with no debugging
 # info
 
+# This sample will not build any longer (most likely)
+# without heavy mods to the db/dbtable classes
+
 WXDIR = $(WXWIN)
 
 TARGET=dbtest
-OBJECTS=$(TARGET).obj
+OBJECTS=$(TARGET).obj listdb.obj
 
 !include $(WXDIR)\src\makeprog.msc
 
diff --git a/samples/db/makefile.unx b/samples/db/makefile.unx
index 9e69037b3d..5bfccd1f91 100644
--- a/samples/db/makefile.unx
+++ b/samples/db/makefile.unx
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ PROGRAM = dbtest
 
 CC = gcc
 
-OBJECTS = $(PROGRAM).o
+OBJECTS = $(PROGRAM).o listdb.o
 
 # implementation