diff --git a/test_problems/diamondSurf/Makefile.in b/test_problems/diamondSurf/Makefile.in
index 6f94b4ed9..eaf0990c8 100644
--- a/test_problems/diamondSurf/Makefile.in
+++ b/test_problems/diamondSurf/Makefile.in
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ CANTERA_LIBS = @LOCAL_LIBS@ -lctcxx
 CANTERA_INCDIR=@ctroot@/build/include/cantera
 
 # flags passed to the C++ compiler/linker for the linking step
-LCXX_FLAGS = -L$(CANTERA_LIBDIR) @CXXFLAGS@
+LCXX_FLAGS = -L$(CANTERA_LIBDIR) @LOCAL_LIB_DIRS@ @CXXFLAGS@
 
 # How to compile C++ source files to object files
 .@CXX_EXT@.@OBJ_EXT@: Interface.h