diff --git a/test/api/Makefile.am b/test/api/Makefile.am
index f910f9e05..ce6098543 100644
--- a/test/api/Makefile.am
+++ b/test/api/Makefile.am
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ if HAVE_FREETYPE
 TEST_PROGS += test-multithread
 test_multithread_CFLAGS = $(CFLAGS) $(PTHREAD_CFLAGS) $(FREETYPE_CFLAGS)
 test_multithread_LDADD = $(LDADD) $(PTHREAD_LIBS) $(FREETYPE_LIBS)
+test_multithread_LINK = $(LINK)
 endif
 endif