--- a/pidgin/Makefile.am
+++ b/pidgin/Makefile.am
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@
 	$(GSTREAMER_LIBS) \
 	$(XSS_LIBS) \
 	$(SM_LIBS) \
+	$(X11_LIBS) \
 	$(INTLLIBS) \
 	$(GTKSPELL_LIBS) \
 	$(LIBXML_LIBS) \