diff --git mpich-3.2/src/pm/gforker/Makefile.mk~ mpich-3.2/src/pm/gforker/Makefile.mk
index 3a156057b9..afb7b41a01 100644
--- mpich-3.2/src/pm/gforker/Makefile.mk~
+++ mpich-3.2/src/pm/gforker/Makefile.mk
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ src_pm_gforker_mpiexec_CPPFLAGS = $(common_pm_includes) $(AM_CPPFLAGS)
 else !PRIMARY_PM_GFORKER
 bin_PROGRAMS += src/pm/gforker/mpiexec.gforker
 src_pm_gforker_mpiexec_gforker_SOURCES = src/pm/gforker/mpiexec.c 
-src_pm_gforker_mpiexec_gforker_LDADD = src/pm/util/libmpiexec.a
+src_pm_gforker_mpiexec_gforker_LDADD = src/pm/util/libmpiexec.a $(mpllib)
 # we may not want to add AM_CPPFLAGS for this program
 src_pm_gforker_mpiexec_gforker_CPPFLAGS = $(common_pm_includes) $(AM_CPPFLAGS)
 endif !PRIMARY_PM_GFORKER