diff --git a/examples/cpp/helloworld/Makefile b/examples/cpp/helloworld/Makefile
index 58a82dbb8312611ea278d85a2e9bdb991994b5a8..780e5e427a7677db21aacfc3f6976ca363e12f1d 100644
--- a/examples/cpp/helloworld/Makefile
+++ b/examples/cpp/helloworld/Makefile
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 CXX = g++
 CPPFLAGS += -I/usr/local/include -pthread
 CXXFLAGS += -std=c++11
-LDFLAGS += -L/usr/local/lib `pkg-config --libs grpc++` -lprotobuf -lpthread -ldl
+LDFLAGS += -L/usr/local/lib `pkg-config --libs grpc++ grpc` -lprotobuf -lpthread -ldl
 PROTOC = protoc
 GRPC_CPP_PLUGIN = grpc_cpp_plugin
 GRPC_CPP_PLUGIN_PATH ?= `which $(GRPC_CPP_PLUGIN)`