diff --git a/node/CMakeLists.txt b/node/CMakeLists.txt
index 466247280..b908133c0 100644
--- a/node/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/node/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -92,4 +92,4 @@ target_include_directories(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR})
 
 add_executable(zt_core_tests Tests.h Tests.cpp)
 target_compile_definitions(zt_core_tests PRIVATE ZT_ENABLE_TESTS=1 ZT_STANDALONE_TESTS=1)
-target_link_libraries(zt_core_tests zt_core)
+target_link_libraries(zt_core_tests zt_core ${libs})