diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 87c7833bc..90aa11242 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ if test x$use_tests = xyes; then
   dnl Determine if -DBOOST_TEST_DYN_LINK is needed
   AC_MSG_CHECKING([for dynamic linked boost test])
   TEMP_LIBS="$LIBS"
-  LIBS="$LIBS $BOOST_UNIT_TEST_FRAMEWORK_LIB"
+  LIBS="$LIBS $BOOST_LDFLAGS $BOOST_UNIT_TEST_FRAMEWORK_LIB"
   TEMP_CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS"
   CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $BOOST_CPPFLAGS"
   AC_LINK_IFELSE([AC_LANG_SOURCE([
diff --git a/src/Makefile.qttest.include b/src/Makefile.qttest.include
index 2cba5b7e1..23375bef8 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.qttest.include
+++ b/src/Makefile.qttest.include
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ TEST_QT_H = \
   qt/test/paymentservertests.h
 
 qt_test_test_bitcoin_qt_CPPFLAGS = $(BITCOIN_INCLUDES) $(BITCOIN_QT_INCLUDES) \
-  $(QT_INCLUDES) $(QT_TEST_INCLUDES)
+  $(QT_INCLUDES) $(QT_TEST_INCLUDES) $(PROTOBUF_CFLAGS)
 
 qt_test_test_bitcoin_qt_SOURCES = \
   qt/test/test_main.cpp \