diff --git a/examples/cxx/Makefile.am b/examples/cxx/Makefile.am
index da8f90421..d70bfd1bd 100644
--- a/examples/cxx/Makefile.am
+++ b/examples/cxx/Makefile.am
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ cc_sources = examples.cpp kinetics_example1.cpp kinetics_example2.cpp \
 
 LINK                 = -lkinetics -ltransport -lthermo -lctnumerics
 LINK                += -lctbase -ltpx -lctmath -lconverters 
-LINK                += -luser
-# -lcvode -lctlapack -lctblas -lctf2c -lctcxx -luser -lstdc++
+LINK                += -luser -lcvode -lstdc++
+# -lctlapack -lctblas -lctf2c -lctcxx -luser -lstdc++
 
 LIBS                 = -L$(top_builddir)/build/lib/ $(LINK)