diff --git a/tools/Makefile.in b/tools/Makefile.in
index 15843f0e1..96dd8cf71 100644
--- a/tools/Makefile.in
+++ b/tools/Makefile.in
@@ -135,6 +135,10 @@ lvm: $(OBJECTS) lvm.o $(top_builddir)/lib/liblvm-internal.a
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $(ELDFLAGS) -o $@ $(OBJECTS) lvm.o \
 		$(LVMLIBS) $(READLINE_LIBS) $(LIBS) -rdynamic
 
+ifeq ("@BUILD_LVMETAD@", "yes")
+lvm: $(top_builddir)/libdaemon/client/libdaemonclient.a
+endif
+
 lvm.static: $(OBJECTS) lvm-static.o $(top_builddir)/lib/liblvm-internal.a  $(interfacebuilddir)/libdevmapper.a
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -static -L$(interfacebuilddir) -o $@ \
 	      $(OBJECTS) lvm-static.o $(LVMLIBS) $(STATIC_LIBS) $(LIBS)