diff --git a/cmd/mount_zfs/Makefile.am b/cmd/mount_zfs/Makefile.am
index 74524f031a..fe34c96b76 100644
--- a/cmd/mount_zfs/Makefile.am
+++ b/cmd/mount_zfs/Makefile.am
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ mount_zfs_LDADD = \
 	$(top_builddir)/lib/libnvpair/libnvpair.la \
 	$(top_builddir)/lib/libuutil/libuutil.la \
 	$(top_builddir)/lib/libzpool/libzpool.la \
-	$(top_builddir)/lib/libzfs/libzfs.la
+	$(top_builddir)/lib/libzfs/libzfs.la \
+	$(top_builddir)/lib/libzfs_core/libzfs_core.la
 
 mount_zfs_LDADD += $(LIBSELINUX)
diff --git a/cmd/zdb/Makefile.am b/cmd/zdb/Makefile.am
index 49dbf50bcd..854fbab262 100644
--- a/cmd/zdb/Makefile.am
+++ b/cmd/zdb/Makefile.am
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ zdb_LDADD = \
 	$(top_builddir)/lib/libnvpair/libnvpair.la \
 	$(top_builddir)/lib/libuutil/libuutil.la \
 	$(top_builddir)/lib/libzpool/libzpool.la \
-	$(top_builddir)/lib/libzfs/libzfs.la
+	$(top_builddir)/lib/libzfs/libzfs.la \
+	$(top_builddir)/lib/libzfs_core/libzfs_core.la
 
 zdb_LDADD += $(ZLIB)
diff --git a/cmd/zhack/Makefile.am b/cmd/zhack/Makefile.am
index 944e642574..922aef9714 100644
--- a/cmd/zhack/Makefile.am
+++ b/cmd/zhack/Makefile.am
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ zhack_LDADD = \
 	$(top_builddir)/lib/libnvpair/libnvpair.la \
 	$(top_builddir)/lib/libuutil/libuutil.la \
 	$(top_builddir)/lib/libzpool/libzpool.la \
-	$(top_builddir)/lib/libzfs/libzfs.la
+	$(top_builddir)/lib/libzfs/libzfs.la \
+	$(top_builddir)/lib/libzfs_core/libzfs_core.la
 
 zhack_LDADD += $(ZLIB)
diff --git a/cmd/zinject/Makefile.am b/cmd/zinject/Makefile.am
index f539569111..4adef11baa 100644
--- a/cmd/zinject/Makefile.am
+++ b/cmd/zinject/Makefile.am
@@ -15,4 +15,5 @@ zinject_LDADD = \
 	$(top_builddir)/lib/libnvpair/libnvpair.la \
 	$(top_builddir)/lib/libuutil/libuutil.la \
 	$(top_builddir)/lib/libzpool/libzpool.la \
-	$(top_builddir)/lib/libzfs/libzfs.la
+	$(top_builddir)/lib/libzfs/libzfs.la \
+	$(top_builddir)/lib/libzfs_core/libzfs_core.la
diff --git a/cmd/zpool/Makefile.am b/cmd/zpool/Makefile.am
index e7d31c60c9..8124f0093b 100644
--- a/cmd/zpool/Makefile.am
+++ b/cmd/zpool/Makefile.am
@@ -17,4 +17,5 @@ zpool_LDADD = \
 	$(top_builddir)/lib/libnvpair/libnvpair.la \
 	$(top_builddir)/lib/libuutil/libuutil.la \
 	$(top_builddir)/lib/libzpool/libzpool.la \
-	$(top_builddir)/lib/libzfs/libzfs.la
+	$(top_builddir)/lib/libzfs/libzfs.la \
+	$(top_builddir)/lib/libzfs_core/libzfs_core.la
diff --git a/cmd/zstreamdump/Makefile.am b/cmd/zstreamdump/Makefile.am
index 175874ffac..d6c64f5126 100644
--- a/cmd/zstreamdump/Makefile.am
+++ b/cmd/zstreamdump/Makefile.am
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ zstreamdump_LDADD = \
 	$(top_builddir)/lib/libnvpair/libnvpair.la \
 	$(top_builddir)/lib/libuutil/libuutil.la \
 	$(top_builddir)/lib/libzpool/libzpool.la \
-	$(top_builddir)/lib/libzfs/libzfs.la
+	$(top_builddir)/lib/libzfs/libzfs.la \
+	$(top_builddir)/lib/libzfs_core/libzfs_core.la
 
 zstreamdump_LDADD += $(ZLIB)
diff --git a/cmd/ztest/Makefile.am b/cmd/ztest/Makefile.am
index 403b858c47..a3cd83496f 100644
--- a/cmd/ztest/Makefile.am
+++ b/cmd/ztest/Makefile.am
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ ztest_LDADD = \
 	$(top_builddir)/lib/libnvpair/libnvpair.la \
 	$(top_builddir)/lib/libuutil/libuutil.la \
 	$(top_builddir)/lib/libzpool/libzpool.la \
-	$(top_builddir)/lib/libzfs/libzfs.la
+	$(top_builddir)/lib/libzfs/libzfs.la \
+	$(top_builddir)/lib/libzfs_core/libzfs_core.la
 
 ztest_LDADD += -lm -ldl