diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 7173245adcd43852c100a1e00421fb92015aa9dd..fcba8464cc7e24b50c132b7f7fee2f8b1d755496 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -9,14 +9,18 @@ SUBDIRS = doc m4 dune test
 LDADD = $(IPOPT_LDFLAGS) $(IPOPT_LIBS)
 AM_CPPFLAGS += $(IPOPT_CPPFLAGS)
 
+ADOLC_CPPFLAGS = -I/usr/include
+ADOLC_LDFLAGS = -L/usr/lib
 ADOLC_LIBS = -ladolc
 
 noinst_PROGRAMS = cosserat-continuum rodobstacle rod3d harmonicmaps harmonicmaps-eoc rod-eoc
 
 cosserat_continuum_SOURCES  = cosserat-continuum.cc
-cosserat_continuum_CXXFLAGS = $(UG_CPPFLAGS) $(AMIRAMESH_CPPFLAGS) $(IPOPT_CPPFLAGS) $(PSURFACE_CPPFLAGS)
+cosserat_continuum_CXXFLAGS = $(UG_CPPFLAGS) $(AMIRAMESH_CPPFLAGS) $(IPOPT_CPPFLAGS) $(PSURFACE_CPPFLAGS) \
+                              $(ADOLC_CPPFLAGS}
 cosserat_continuum_LDADD    = $(UG_LDFLAGS) $(AMIRAMESH_LDFLAGS) $(UG_LIBS) $(AMIRAMESH_LIBS) \
-                              $(IPOPT_LDFLAGS) $(IPOPT_LIBS) $(PSURFACE_LDFLAGS) $(PSURFACE_LIBS) $(ADOLC_LIBS)
+                              $(IPOPT_LDFLAGS) $(IPOPT_LIBS) $(PSURFACE_LDFLAGS) $(PSURFACE_LIBS) \
+                              $(ADOLC_LDFLAGS) $(ADOLC_LIBS)
 
 rodobstacle_SOURCES = rodobstacle.cc
 rod3d_SOURCES = rod3d.cc