diff --git a/utils/mapnik-index/build.py b/utils/mapnik-index/build.py
index 052adf1c4..1fde7a2b0 100644
--- a/utils/mapnik-index/build.py
+++ b/utils/mapnik-index/build.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ headers = env['CPPPATH']
 
 boost_program_options = 'boost_program_options%s' % env['BOOST_APPEND']
 boost_system = 'boost_system%s' % env['BOOST_APPEND']
-libraries =  [boost_program_options, boost_system]
+libraries =  [env['MAPNIK_NAME'], boost_program_options, boost_system]
 # need on linux: https://github.com/mapnik/mapnik/issues/3145
 libraries.append('mapnik-json')
 libraries.append('mapnik-wkt')