diff --git a/src/qtgui/recoll.pro b/src/qtgui/recoll.pro
index caf14fa1..e0203470 100644
--- a/src/qtgui/recoll.pro
+++ b/src/qtgui/recoll.pro
@@ -24,9 +24,14 @@ unix {
   UI_DIR = .ui
   MOC_DIR = .moc
   OBJECTS_DIR = .obj
+  LIBS += ../lib/librcl.a ../bincimapmime/libmime.a -L/usr/local/lib -lxapian -liconv \
+       -lfontconfig -lfreetype -lexpat -lz
+  INCLUDEPATH += ../common ../index ../query ../unac ../utils 
+
     }
 
 UNAME = $$system(uname -s)
 contains( UNAME, [lL]inux ) {
+          LIBS -= -liconv
 	  }