diff --git a/contrib/slapd-modules/nops/Makefile b/contrib/slapd-modules/nops/Makefile
index 3a12e21c21..c2ef65d846 100644
--- a/contrib/slapd-modules/nops/Makefile
+++ b/contrib/slapd-modules/nops/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-CPPFLAGS+=-I../../../include -I../../../servers/slapd
+CPPFLAGS+=-I../../../include -I../../../servers/slapd 
+CPPFLAGS+=-DSLAPD_OVER_NOPS=SLAPD_MOD_DYNAMIC
+LIBS=-lldap_r -llber -lcrypto
 
 all: nops.la
 
@@ -7,7 +9,7 @@ nops.lo:    nops.c
 
 nops.la:    nops.lo
 	$(LIBTOOL) --mode=link $(CC) -version-info 0:0:0 \
-		   -rpath $(PREFIX)/lib -module -o $@ $? 
+		   -rpath $(PREFIX)/lib -module -o $@ $? $(LIBS)
 
 clean:
 	rm nops.lo nops.la