diff --git a/app/config/Makefile.am b/app/config/Makefile.am
index c3df49f3bc..e3da1daf0d 100644
--- a/app/config/Makefile.am
+++ b/app/config/Makefile.am
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ test_config_LDADD = \
 	../vectors/libappvectors.a					\
 	../core/libappcore.a						\
 	../file/libappfile.a						\
+	../file-data/libappfile-data.a					\
 	../text/libapptext.a						\
 	../paint/libapppaint.a						\
 	../gegl/libappgegl.a						\
diff --git a/app/tests/Makefile.am b/app/tests/Makefile.am
index 7584073035..ce6acb3bd1 100644
--- a/app/tests/Makefile.am
+++ b/app/tests/Makefile.am
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ LDADD = \
 	../vectors/libappvectors.a					\
 	../core/libappcore.a						\
 	../file/libappfile.a						\
+	../file-data/libappfile-data.a					\
 	../text/libapptext.a						\
 	../paint/libapppaint.a						\
 	../config/libappconfig.a					\