diff --git a/src/XrdCeph.cmake b/src/XrdCeph.cmake
index b692b9001fe..61e2098b202 100644
--- a/src/XrdCeph.cmake
+++ b/src/XrdCeph.cmake
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ ENDIF()
 
 target_link_libraries(
   XrdCephPosix
+  XrdUtils
   ${RADOS_LIBS} )
 
 set_target_properties(