diff --git a/test/Makefile.am b/test/Makefile.am
index 77317822d878ab4914cc991669cd5073b0c7360b..e47430e02ebd4531c4de2ce6cbe42bde4ac556b2 100644
--- a/test/Makefile.am
+++ b/test/Makefile.am
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ samples/meta.sample:
 
 AM_CFLAGS = -DSRCDIR=\"$(srcdir)\"
 AM_LDFLAGS = -no-install
-LIBVLCCORE = ../src/libvlccore.la
-LIBVLC = ../lib/libvlc.la
+LIBVLCCORE = -L../src/ -lvlccore
+LIBVLC = -L../lib -lvlc
 
 test_libvlc_core_SOURCES = libvlc/core.c
 test_libvlc_core_LDADD = $(LIBVLC)