diff --git a/examples/blob/cli/Makefile b/examples/blob/cli/Makefile
index 525e4211d..97091ddef 100644
--- a/examples/blob/cli/Makefile
+++ b/examples/blob/cli/Makefile
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ C_SRCS := blobcli.c
 
 # Don't link bdev_lvol in blobcli - otherwise this utility cannot operate on an lvolstore
 SPDK_LIB_LIST = $(filter-out bdev_lvol,$(ALL_MODULES_LIST))
-SPDK_LIB_LIST += event_bdev event_copy
+SPDK_LIB_LIST += event_bdev event_copy event_vmd
 SPDK_LIB_LIST += bdev copy event thread util conf trace \
 		log jsonrpc json rpc sock notify
 
diff --git a/examples/blob/hello_world/Makefile b/examples/blob/hello_world/Makefile
index a876201f7..b252bffc4 100644
--- a/examples/blob/hello_world/Makefile
+++ b/examples/blob/hello_world/Makefile
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ APP = hello_blob
 C_SRCS := hello_blob.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 += bdev copy event thread util conf trace \
 		log jsonrpc json rpc sock notify