diff --git a/cde/programs/dtcm/dtcm/Makefile.am b/cde/programs/dtcm/dtcm/Makefile.am
index 93fbbf3a1..60ccc8d7b 100644
--- a/cde/programs/dtcm/dtcm/Makefile.am
+++ b/cde/programs/dtcm/dtcm/Makefile.am
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ AM_CFLAGS = $(DT_INCDIR) $(CSA_INCDIR) -I../../../lib/csa	\
 LDADD = ../libDtCmP/libDtCmP.a $(LIBCSA) $(DTCLIENTLIBS) $(XTOOLLIB)
 
 if FREEBSD
-LDADD += -lcompat
+LDADD += -lcompat -lutil
 endif
 
 if NETBSD