diff --git a/contrib/utils/wxrc/Makefile.in b/contrib/utils/wxrc/Makefile.in
index ce4ccb7eea..1814109adf 100644
--- a/contrib/utils/wxrc/Makefile.in
+++ b/contrib/utils/wxrc/Makefile.in
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ PROGRAM=wxrc
 OBJECTS=wxrc.o
 
 
-APPEXTRALIBS=-lwxxml
+APPEXTRALIBS=$(top_builddir)/lib/libwxxml.@WX_TARGET_LIBRARY_TYPE@
 APPEXTRADEFS=-I$(top_srcdir)/contrib/include
 
 include $(top_builddir)/src/makeprog.env
diff --git a/contrib/utils/wxrcedit/Makefile.in b/contrib/utils/wxrcedit/Makefile.in
index cf0c68ef86..f4db066569 100644
--- a/contrib/utils/wxrcedit/Makefile.in
+++ b/contrib/utils/wxrcedit/Makefile.in
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ DATAFILES = \
           df/listbox.df
 
 
-APPEXTRALIBS=-lwxxml
+APPEXTRALIBS=$(top_builddir)/lib/libwxxml.@WX_TARGET_LIBRARY_TYPE@
 APPEXTRADEFS=-I$(top_srcdir)/contrib/include
 
 include $(top_builddir)/src/makeprog.env
diff --git a/utils/wxrc/Makefile.in b/utils/wxrc/Makefile.in
index ce4ccb7eea..1814109adf 100644
--- a/utils/wxrc/Makefile.in
+++ b/utils/wxrc/Makefile.in
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ PROGRAM=wxrc
 OBJECTS=wxrc.o
 
 
-APPEXTRALIBS=-lwxxml
+APPEXTRALIBS=$(top_builddir)/lib/libwxxml.@WX_TARGET_LIBRARY_TYPE@
 APPEXTRADEFS=-I$(top_srcdir)/contrib/include
 
 include $(top_builddir)/src/makeprog.env