diff --git a/src/make.env.in b/src/make.env.in
index e070a1d66c..af0d458fe5 100644
--- a/src/make.env.in
+++ b/src/make.env.in
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 # see comment near LDFLAGS at the end of file
 EXTRALIBS = @LDFLAGS@ @EXTRA_LIBS@
-LDLIBS = ${top_builddir}/lib/@WX_TARGET_LIBRARY@  $(EXTRALIBS)
+LDLIBS = ${top_builddir}/lib/@WX_TARGET_LIBRARY@ $(EXTRALIBS) $(APPEXTRALIBS)
 
 TOOLKIT = @TOOLKIT@
 TOOLKITDIR = @TOOLKIT_DIR@