diff --git a/libraries/Makefile.in b/libraries/Makefile.in
index 0237faac88..25bbcbca03 100644
--- a/libraries/Makefile.in
+++ b/libraries/Makefile.in
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
 ##
 ## Libraries Makefile for OpenLDAP
 
-SUBDIRS= libavl liblber libldap libldif libldbm liblthread \
-	liblutil # libldap_r
+SUBDIRS= liblutil libavl libldif liblber libldap libldbm \
+	liblthread # libldap_r
 
diff --git a/libraries/libldap_r/Makefile.in b/libraries/libldap_r/Makefile.in
index 044805a25b..f27e9eeef2 100644
--- a/libraries/libldap_r/Makefile.in
+++ b/libraries/libldap_r/Makefile.in
@@ -27,8 +27,9 @@ LDAP_INCDIR= ../../include
 LDAP_LIBDIR= ../../libraries
 
 XDEFS = -DLDAP_R_COMPILE -I$(XXDIR)
-XLIBS = -lldap_r -llber
-XXLIBS = 
+XLIBS = -lldap_r -llber -llthread -llutil
+XXLIBS = $(LUTIL_LIBS)
+XXXLIBS = $(LTHREAD_LIBS)
 
 .links : FORCE
 	@for i in $(XXSRCS); do \