diff --git a/tests/Makefile.am b/tests/Makefile.am
index cfc0905ad5..91c385ec3a 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/Makefile.am
@@ -658,7 +658,7 @@ commandhelper_LDFLAGS = -static
 
 virnetdevbandwidthtest_SOURCES = \
 	virnetdevbandwidthtest.c testutils.h testutils.c
-virnetdevbandwidthtest_LDADD = $(LDADDS)
+virnetdevbandwidthtest_LDADD = $(LDADDS) $(LIBXML_LIBS)
 
 if WITH_LIBVIRTD
 libvirtdconftest_SOURCES = \