--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@
 INCLUDES += `pkg-config libxml++-2.6 --cflags`
 INCLUDES += `pkg-config glibmm-2.4 --cflags`
 
+LIBS +=  `pkg-config libxml++-2.6 --libs`
+LIBS +=  `pkg-config glibmm-2.4 --libs`
+
 DEFINES += -DPLUGIN_NAME_I18N='"$(PLUGIN)"'
 
 ### The source files (add further files here):
@@ -102,7 +105,7 @@
 ### Targets:
 
 $(SOFILE): $(OBJS)
-	$(CXX) $(CPPFLAGS) $(CXXFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -shared $(OBJS) -o $@
+	$(CXX) $(CPPFLAGS) $(CXXFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -shared $(OBJS) $(LIBS) -o $@
 
 install-lib: $(SOFILE)
 	install -D $^ $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/$^.$(APIVERSION)