diff --git a/src/buddies/src/buddy_app.pri b/src/buddies/src/buddy_app.pri
index 5168eb801..da47c2fa2 100644
--- a/src/buddies/src/buddy_app.pri
+++ b/src/buddies/src/buddy_app.pri
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ SOURCES = $$PWD/bd/main.cc
 
 INCLUDEPATH += $$BD_INC $$TL_INC $$GSI_INC
 DEPENDPATH += $$BD_INC $$TL_INC $$GSI_INC
-LIBS += -L$$DESTDIR -lklayout_bd -lklayout_db -lklayout_tl -lklayout_gsi -lklayout_lib -lklayout_rdb
+LIBS += -L$$DESTDIR -lklayout_bd -lklayout_db -lklayout_tl -lklayout_gsi -lklayout_lib -lklayout_rdb -lklayout_lym
 
 INCLUDEPATH += $$RBA_INC
 DEPENDPATH += $$RBA_INC
diff --git a/src/klayout.pro b/src/klayout.pro
index 7a1cc49f7..2ecee1271 100644
--- a/src/klayout.pro
+++ b/src/klayout.pro
@@ -9,18 +9,18 @@ SUBDIRS = \
   db \
   rdb \
   lib \
-  buddies \
   plugins \
   unit_tests \
 
 !equals(HAVE_QT, "0") {
 
-  # TODO: make unit_tests capable of running without Qt
+  # TODO: make buddies able to build without Qt
   SUBDIRS += \
     klayout_main \
     laybasic \
     lay \
     ant \
+    buddies \
     lym \
     img \
     edt \
@@ -58,11 +58,12 @@ db.depends += gsi
 rdb.depends += db
 lib.depends += db
 
-plugins.depends += lib rdb lym db
-buddies.depends += plugins $$LANG_DEPENDS
+plugins.depends += lib rdb db
 
 !equals(HAVE_QT, "0") {
 
+  buddies.depends += plugins lym $$LANG_DEPENDS
+
   equals(HAVE_PYTHON, "1") {
     pymod.depends += lay
   }