diff --git a/src/gtk/app.cpp b/src/gtk/app.cpp
index e722bcace7..e370b54665 100644
--- a/src/gtk/app.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/app.cpp
@@ -80,6 +80,12 @@
 
 #include <gtk/gtk.h>
 
+#if wxUSE_LIBGNOMEPRINT
+
+#include "wx/html/forcelnk.h"
+FORCE_LINK(gnome_print)
+
+#endif
 
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // global data
diff --git a/src/gtk/gnome/gprint.cpp b/src/gtk/gnome/gprint.cpp
index d776d44acd..c761a15e96 100644
--- a/src/gtk/gnome/gprint.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/gnome/gprint.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@
 #include <libgnomeprintui/gnome-print-job-preview.h>
 #include <libgnomeprintui/gnome-print-paper-selector.h>
 
+
+#include "wx/html/forcelnk.h"
+FORCE_LINK_ME(gnome_print)
+
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // wxGnomePrintLibrary
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/gtk1/app.cpp b/src/gtk1/app.cpp
index e722bcace7..e370b54665 100644
--- a/src/gtk1/app.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk1/app.cpp
@@ -80,6 +80,12 @@
 
 #include <gtk/gtk.h>
 
+#if wxUSE_LIBGNOMEPRINT
+
+#include "wx/html/forcelnk.h"
+FORCE_LINK(gnome_print)
+
+#endif
 
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // global data
diff --git a/src/gtk1/gnome/gprint.cpp b/src/gtk1/gnome/gprint.cpp
index d776d44acd..c761a15e96 100644
--- a/src/gtk1/gnome/gprint.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk1/gnome/gprint.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@
 #include <libgnomeprintui/gnome-print-job-preview.h>
 #include <libgnomeprintui/gnome-print-paper-selector.h>
 
+
+#include "wx/html/forcelnk.h"
+FORCE_LINK_ME(gnome_print)
+
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // wxGnomePrintLibrary
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------