diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index bffde42..b3ab634 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@
                           $(filter %dm-bht-userspace.o,$(C_OBJECTS)) \
                            CXX_STATIC_LIBRARY(kernel/libkernel.pie.a) \
                            CXX_STATIC_LIBRARY(simple_file/libsimple_file.pie.a)
-CXX_BINARY(verity_testrunner): LDLIBS += -lgtest -lgmock -lpthread
+UNITTEST_LIBS := $(shell gmock-config --libs) $(shell gtest-config --libs)
+CXX_BINARY(verity_testrunner): LDLIBS += $(UNITTEST_LIBS)
 
 all: CXX_BINARY(verity_testrunner)
 clean: CLEAN(verity_testrunner)