diff --git a/tools/build_utils/makedep.py b/tools/build_utils/makedep.py
index 60a979f1b7..31b043d4ca 100755
--- a/tools/build_utils/makedep.py
+++ b/tools/build_utils/makedep.py
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ def main():
         deps = collect_pkg_deps(packages, p)
         makefile += " ".join(["$(LIBDIR)/"+a+archive_ext for a in deps]) + "\n"
         makefile += "\t" + "$(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR) -o $@ %s.o "%bfn
+        makefile += "$(EXTERNAL_OBJECTS) "
         assert(all([a.startswith("lib") for a in deps]))
         makefile += " ".join(["-l"+a[3:]+archive_postfix for a in deps])
         makefile += " $(LIBS)\n\n"