diff --git a/libs/surfaces/generic_midi/SConscript b/libs/surfaces/generic_midi/SConscript
index f9c2de08f8..8405f07d12 100644
--- a/libs/surfaces/generic_midi/SConscript
+++ b/libs/surfaces/generic_midi/SConscript
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ genericmidi.Append(CXXFLAGS="-DLOCALEDIR=\\\""+final_prefix+"/share/locale\\\"")
 genericmidi.Merge ([
 	libraries['ardour'],
 	libraries['ardour_cp'],
+	libraries['sndfile-ardour'],
 	libraries['midi++2'],
 	libraries['pbd'],
 	libraries['sigc2'],