diff --git a/mailnews/news/build/Makefile.in b/mailnews/news/build/Makefile.in
index 33bb02b5acb6..e88ac3cc1ea2 100644
--- a/mailnews/news/build/Makefile.in
+++ b/mailnews/news/build/Makefile.in
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ EXTRA_DSO_LDOPTS = \
 		-lraptorbase		\
 		-lxpcom			\
 		-lreg			\
+		-lmsgbaseutil		\
 		$(NSPR_LIBS)		\
 		-L$(DIST)/bin		\
 		-L$(DIST)/lib		\