--- activation-server/Makefile.am 
+++ activation-server/Makefile.am.fixed 
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 	server.h
 
 LDADD= \
+    $(top_builddir)/bonobo-activation/libbonobo-activation.la \
 	$(top_builddir)/bonobo/libbonobo-2.la \
 	 -lname-server-2 $(SERVER_LIBS) $(POPT_LIBS) @INTLLIBS@