diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index bfcdeda70..5bb4980d9 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -660,6 +660,8 @@ AS_IF([test "x$enable_gdl_egl_platform" == "xyes"],
           ])
         AC_SUBST([COGL_CEX100_LIBGDL_PREFIX])
 
+	COGL_EXTRA_LDFLAGS="$COGL_EXTRA_LDFLAGS -lgdl"
+
         COGL_DEFINES_SYMBOLS="$COGL_DEFINES_SYMBOLS COGL_HAS_EGL_PLATFORM_GDL_SUPPORT"
       ])
 AM_CONDITIONAL(SUPPORT_EGL_PLATFORM_GDL,