diff --git a/src/benchmark/Makefile.am b/src/benchmark/Makefile.am
index 4deb81723..e92a13944 100644
--- a/src/benchmark/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/benchmark/Makefile.am
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ taler_exchange_benchmark_SOURCES = \
   taler-exchange-benchmark.c
 taler_exchange_benchmark_LDADD = \
   $(LIBGCRYPT_LIBS) \
-  -ltalerexchange \
-  -ltalerjson \
-  -ltalerutil \
+  $(top_builddir)/src/json/libtalerjson.la \
+  $(top_builddir)/src/util/libtalerutil.la \
+  $(top_builddir)/src/exchange-lib/libtalerexchange.la \
   -lgnunetjson \
   -lgnunetcurl \
   -lgnunetutil \
diff --git a/src/benchmark/taler-exchange-benchmark b/src/benchmark/taler-exchange-benchmark
index ae793dc92..094ecffb6 100755
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