diff --git a/test/Makefile.am b/test/Makefile.am
index d7e1b1f7acd4866b4ef5ca3f4bd9b4bb030746cd..321c8220f0aadb16c47a9a080904c3537e845aff 100644
--- a/test/Makefile.am
+++ b/test/Makefile.am
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ bin_PROGRAMS = vainfo
 AM_CFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir)/va -I$(top_srcdir)/test/basic -I$(top_srcdir)/src/x11
 
 
-vainfo_LDADD = $(top_srcdir)/va/$(libvabackendlib)
-vainfo_DEPENDENCIES = $(top_srcdir)/va/$(libvabackendlib)
+vainfo_LDADD = $(top_builddir)/va/libva.la $(top_srcdir)/va/$(libvabackendlib)
+vainfo_DEPENDENCIES =  $(top_builddir)/va/libva.la $(top_srcdir)/va/$(libvabackendlib)
 vainfo_SOURCES = vainfo.c
 
 SUBDIRS = basic decode encode putsurface