diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 0b70f743..87f5b86d 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -349,10 +349,10 @@ LIBGTOP_SERVER='$(bindir)/libgtop_server'
 
 LIBGTOP_EXTRA_LIBS="$LIBGTOP_EXTRA_LIBS $GLIB_LIBS $LIBGTOP_XML_LIB"
 
-LIBGTOP_LIBS="$LIBGTOP_LIBS -lgtop_common -lgtop"
+LIBGTOP_LIBS="$LIBGTOP_LIBS -lgtop"
 
 if test x$libgtop_use_gmodule != xyes ; then
-  LIBGTOP_LIBS="$LIBGTOP_LIBS -lgtop_backend_common"
+  LIBGTOP_LIBS="$LIBGTOP_LIBS -lgtop_backend_common -lgtop_common"
   if test x$libgtop_have_sysdeps = xyes ; then
     LIBGTOP_LIBS="$LIBGTOP_LIBS -lgtop_backend_sysdeps -lgtop_sysdeps"
   fi
diff --git a/lib/open-backend.c b/lib/open-backend.c
index c1a3cc27..5dda16bb 100644
--- a/lib/open-backend.c
+++ b/lib/open-backend.c
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ static backend_init_table_entry backend_init_table [] = {
 #ifdef LIBGTOP_HAVE_SYSDEPS
     { "glibtop-backend-sysdeps", &LibGTopBackendInfo_Sysdeps },
 #endif
-    { "glibtop-backend-common", &LibGTopBackendInfo_Sysdeps },
+    { "glibtop-backend-common", &LibGTopBackendInfo_Common },
 #ifdef LIBGTOP_NEED_SERVER
     { "glibtop-backend-server", &LibGTopBackendInfo_Server },
 #endif