diff --git a/sys/directsound/Makefile.am b/sys/directsound/Makefile.am
index cfc769f6ce..530b0211c1 100644
--- a/sys/directsound/Makefile.am
+++ b/sys/directsound/Makefile.am
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ libgstdirectsoundsrc_la_CFLAGS = $(GST_CFLAGS) $(GST_BASE_CFLAGS) \
 	$(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_CFLAGS) $(DIRECTX_CFLAGS)
 libgstdirectsoundsrc_la_LIBADD = \
 	$(GST_BASE_LIBS) $(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_LIBS) -lgstaudio-$(GST_API_VERSION) \
-	$(DIRECTX_LDFLAGS) $(DIRECTSOUND_LIBS)
+	$(DIRECTX_LDFLAGS) $(DIRECTSOUND_LIBS) -lole32
 libgstdirectsoundsrc_la_LDFLAGS = $(GST_PLUGIN_LDFLAGS)
 libgstdirectsoundsrc_la_LIBTOOLFLAGS = $(GST_PLUGIN_LIBTOOLFLAGS)