diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 765fbb8..1e97bb9 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-SUBDIRS=vty
+SUBDIRS=. vty
 
 # This is _NOT_ the library release version, it's an API version.
 # Please read Chapter 6 "Library interface versions" of the libtool documentation before making any modification
diff --git a/src/vty/Makefile.am b/src/vty/Makefile.am
index f2859cf..7353ab8 100644
--- a/src/vty/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/vty/Makefile.am
@@ -10,4 +10,5 @@
 
 libosmovty_la_SOURCES = buffer.c command.c vty.c vector.c utils.c \
 			telnet_interface.c logging_vty.c
+libosmovty_la_LIBADD = $(top_builddir)/src/libosmocore.la
 endif