diff --git a/app/spdk_lspci/Makefile b/app/spdk_lspci/Makefile
index aa3cef0fe4..ce16e01ae2 100644
--- a/app/spdk_lspci/Makefile
+++ b/app/spdk_lspci/Makefile
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ SPDK_LIB_LIST += nvme thread util log sock vmd jsonrpc json rpc
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_RDMA),y)
 SPDK_LIB_LIST += rdma
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_RDMA_PROV),mlx5_dv)
+SYS_LIBS += -lmlx5
+endif
 endif
 
 include $(SPDK_ROOT_DIR)/mk/spdk.app.mk