diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 112d5e06d9ff5771b5d3a164ec5444b2728ef9a0..38be5927cd5830f81805acdcdf10e9d20bf43b90 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -4,11 +4,14 @@
 #LDADD = $(UG_LDFLAGS) $(AMIRAMESH_LDFLAGS) $(UG_LIBS) $(AMIRAMESH_LIBS)
 #AM_CPPFLAGS = $(UG_CPPFLAGS) $(AMIRAMESH_CPPFLAGS)
 
-noinst_PROGRAMS = staticrod staticrod2 rod3d
+noinst_PROGRAMS = staticrod staticrod2 rod3d simplecoupling
 
 staticrod_SOURCES = staticrod.cc
 staticrod2_SOURCES = staticrod2.cc
 rod3d_SOURCES = rod3d.cc
+simplecoupling_SOURCES = simplecoupling.cc
+simplecoupling_CXXFLAGS = $(UG_CPPFLAGS) $(AMIRAMESH_CPPFLAGS) $(MPI_CPPFLAGS)
+simplecoupling_LDADD    = $(UG_LDFLAGS) $(AMIRAMESH_LDFLAGS) $(UG_LIBS) $(AMIRAMESH_LIBS) $(MPI_LDFLAGS)
 
 # don't follow the full GNU-standard
 # we need automake 1.5