diff --git a/test/cpp/Makefile.am b/test/cpp/Makefile.am
index bc026b2..c609a71 100755
--- a/test/cpp/Makefile.am
+++ b/test/cpp/Makefile.am
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
 	$(top_builddir)/lib/cpp/libthrift.la \
 	$(top_builddir)/lib/cpp/libthriftz.la \
 	$(top_builddir)/lib/cpp/libthriftnb.la \
-	-levent -lboost_program_options -lboost_system -lboost_filesystem
+	-levent -lboost_program_options -lboost_system -lboost_filesystem $(ZLIB_LIBS)
 
 TestClient_SOURCES = \
 	src/TestClient.cpp
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
 	$(top_builddir)/lib/cpp/libthrift.la \
 	$(top_builddir)/lib/cpp/libthriftz.la \
 	$(top_builddir)/lib/cpp/libthriftnb.la \
-	-levent -lboost_program_options -lboost_system -lboost_filesystem
+	-levent -lboost_program_options -lboost_system -lboost_filesystem $(ZLIB_LIBS)
 
 StressTest_SOURCES = \
 	src/StressTest.cpp