diff --git a/libswscale/Makefile b/libswscale/Makefile
index 62aebc9a01..38a33e20a6 100644
--- a/libswscale/Makefile
+++ b/libswscale/Makefile
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ NAME=swscale
 ifeq ($(BUILD_SHARED),yes)
 LIBVERSION=$(SWSVERSION)
 LIBMAJOR=$(SWSMAJOR)
+EXTRALIBS := -L../libavutil -lavutil$(BUILDSUF) $(EXTRALIBS)
 endif
 
 # NOTE: -I.. is needed to include config.h