diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index d3ff256d6..051f2acd2 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 	* src/truetype/ttgxvar.c (ft_var_readpackedpoints,
 	ft_var_readpackeddeltas, ft_var_load_avar): Mark `error' as unused.
 
+	* src/base/rules.mk (BASE_SRC): Add ftsynth.c.
+
 2005-05-21  David Turner  <david@freetype.org>
 
 	* src/base/ftsynth.c (FT_GlyphSlot_Embolden): Fix a bug that
diff --git a/src/base/rules.mk b/src/base/rules.mk
index 993b53266..78ae4e08e 100644
--- a/src/base/rules.mk
+++ b/src/base/rules.mk
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ BASE_SRC := $(BASE_DIR)/ftapi.c    \
             $(BASE_DIR)/ftoutln.c  \
             $(BASE_DIR)/ftrfork.c  \
             $(BASE_DIR)/ftstream.c \
+            $(BASE_DIR)/ftsynth.c  \
             $(BASE_DIR)/fttrigon.c \
             $(BASE_DIR)/ftutil.c