diff --git a/tests/tools/plugins/Makefile.inc b/tests/tools/plugins/Makefile.inc
index cb6c9c87d1e..e67b2ca6f35 100644
--- a/tests/tools/plugins/Makefile.inc
+++ b/tests/tools/plugins/Makefile.inc
@@ -82,4 +82,9 @@ tools_plugins_user_args_la_SOURCES = tools/plugins/user_args.cc
 
 noinst_LTLIBRARIES += tools/plugins/async_engine.la
 tools_plugins_async_engine_la_SOURCES = tools/plugins/async_engine.cc
+tools_plugins_async_engine_la_LDFLAGS = \
+  -module \
+  -shared \
+  -avoid-version \
+  -rpath $(abs_builddir)