diff -up DirectFB-1.5.3/gfxdrivers/vdpau/Makefile.am.vdpaufix DirectFB-1.5.3/gfxdrivers/vdpau/Makefile.am
--- DirectFB-1.5.3/gfxdrivers/vdpau/Makefile.am.vdpaufix	2011-07-31 20:51:06.000000000 +0200
+++ DirectFB-1.5.3/gfxdrivers/vdpau/Makefile.am	2012-08-30 22:42:55.680504159 +0200
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ libdirectfb_vdpau_la_SOURCES =	\
 libdirectfb_vdpau_la_LDFLAGS = \
 	-module			\
 	-avoid-version		\
-	$(DFB_LDFLAGS) -lm
+	$(DFB_LDFLAGS) -lm $(X11VDPAU_LIBS)
 
 libdirectfb_vdpau_la_LIBADD = \
 	$(top_builddir)/lib/direct/libdirect.la \
diff -up DirectFB-1.5.3/gfxdrivers/vdpau/Makefile.in.vdpaufix DirectFB-1.5.3/gfxdrivers/vdpau/Makefile.in
--- DirectFB-1.5.3/gfxdrivers/vdpau/Makefile.in.vdpaufix	2011-08-07 06:33:35.000000000 +0200
+++ DirectFB-1.5.3/gfxdrivers/vdpau/Makefile.in	2012-08-30 22:43:07.616564143 +0200
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ libdirectfb_vdpau_la_SOURCES = \
 libdirectfb_vdpau_la_LDFLAGS = \
 	-module			\
 	-avoid-version		\
-	$(DFB_LDFLAGS) -lm
+	$(DFB_LDFLAGS) -lm $(X11VDPAU_LIBS)
 
 libdirectfb_vdpau_la_LIBADD = \
 	$(top_builddir)/lib/direct/libdirect.la \