diff --git a/test/api/Makefile.in b/test/api/Makefile.in
index d373ff841..721cec949 100644
--- a/test/api/Makefile.in
+++ b/test/api/Makefile.in
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ vgtest_OBJECTS = $(vgtest_SOURCES:.c=.o)
 OBJECTS = $(test_OBJECTS) $(vgtest_OBJECTS)
 
 test: $(test_OBJECTS) $(DEPLIBS)
-	$(CC) -o test $(test_OBJECTS) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $(LVMLIBS) $(LIBS)
+	$(CC) -o test $(test_OBJECTS) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $(LVMLIBS) $(LIBS) $(READLINE_LIBS)
 
 vgtest: $(vgtest_OBJECTS) $(DEPLIBS)
 	$(CC) -o vgtest $(vgtest_OBJECTS) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $(LVMLIBS) $(LIBS)