diff --git a/test/bdev/bdevio/Makefile b/test/bdev/bdevio/Makefile
index a2c4c64eb..84b6abb47 100644
--- a/test/bdev/bdevio/Makefile
+++ b/test/bdev/bdevio/Makefile
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ APP = bdevio
 C_SRCS := bdevio.c
 
 SPDK_LIB_LIST = $(ALL_MODULES_LIST)
-SPDK_LIB_LIST += event_bdev event_copy
+SPDK_LIB_LIST += event_bdev event_copy event_vmd
 SPDK_LIB_LIST += app_rpc bdev bdev_rpc copy event trace log conf thread util rpc jsonrpc json sock notify
 
 LIBS += -lcunit