diff --git a/src/tools/Makefile.inc b/src/tools/Makefile.inc
index 5ef92f5849b962fc5ebdc3874942af0f20efcad7..31f3fd36db491569a650d06036fb4f46321d1b69 100644
--- a/src/tools/Makefile.inc
+++ b/src/tools/Makefile.inc
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ LIBPMEMCOMMON=y
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(LIBPMEMCOMMON), y)
-DYNAMIC_LIBS += $(LIBSDIR_DEBUG)/libpmemcommon.a
+DYNAMIC_LIBS += -lpmemcommon
 STATIC_DEBUG_LIBS += $(LIBSDIR_DEBUG)/libpmemcommon.a
 STATIC_NONDEBUG_LIBS += $(LIBSDIR_NONDEBUG)/libpmemcommon.a
 CFLAGS += -I$(TOP)/src/common