diff --git a/ext/compressors/bzip2/Makefile.am b/ext/compressors/bzip2/Makefile.am
index 0aedc2e..9cd96e3 100644
--- a/ext/compressors/bzip2/Makefile.am
+++ b/ext/compressors/bzip2/Makefile.am
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_builddir) -I$(top_srcdir)/src/include
 lib_LTLIBRARIES = libwiredtiger_bzip2.la
 libwiredtiger_bzip2_la_SOURCES = bzip2_compress.c
 libwiredtiger_bzip2_la_LDFLAGS = -avoid-version -module
-libwiredtiger_bzip2_la_LIBADD = -lbz2
+libwiredtiger_bzip2_la_LIBADD = -l$(BASEDIR)/system/lib/libbz2.a
diff --git a/ext/compressors/snappy/Makefile.am b/ext/compressors/snappy/Makefile.am
index 6d78823..286dc55 100644
--- a/ext/compressors/snappy/Makefile.am
+++ b/ext/compressors/snappy/Makefile.am
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_builddir) -I$(top_srcdir)/src/include
 lib_LTLIBRARIES = libwiredtiger_snappy.la
 libwiredtiger_snappy_la_SOURCES = snappy_compress.c
 libwiredtiger_snappy_la_LDFLAGS = -avoid-version -module
-libwiredtiger_snappy_la_LIBADD = -lsnappy
+libwiredtiger_snappy_la_LIBADD = -l$(BASEDIR)/system/lib/libsnappy.a