diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 9040629f..1f0384bd 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 2000-01-12  Martin Baulig  <martin@home-of-linux.org>
 
+	* configure.in (LIBGTOP_LIBS): Added `-lgtop_backend_common'.
+	* lib/init-backends.c (glibtop_init_backends): Initialize
+	`glibtop_backend_common' backend.
+
 	* backends/common/: New directory.
 
 2000-01-10  Martin Baulig  <martin@home-of-linux.org>
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index f048938e..5c25fd78 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ fi
 
 LIBGTOP_EXTRA_LIBS="$LIBGTOP_EXTRA_LIBS $GLIB_LIBS"
 
-LIBGTOP_LIBS="$LIBGTOP_LIBS -lgtop_sysdeps -lgtop_common -lgtop -lgtop_backend_server -lgtop_backend_sysdeps"
+LIBGTOP_LIBS="$LIBGTOP_LIBS -lgtop_sysdeps -lgtop_common -lgtop -lgtop_backend_server -lgtop_backend_sysdeps -lgtop_backend_common"
 
 LIBGTOP_NAMES_LIBS="$LIBGTOP_LIBS -lgtop_names"
 
diff --git a/lib/init-backends.c b/lib/init-backends.c
index 7153e116..f1003907 100644
--- a/lib/init-backends.c
+++ b/lib/init-backends.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 
 extern glibtop_backend_info glibtop_backend_server;
 extern glibtop_backend_info glibtop_backend_sysdeps;
+extern glibtop_backend_info glibtop_backend_common;
 
 void
 glibtop_init_backends (void)
@@ -43,4 +44,5 @@ glibtop_init_backends (void)
 
     glibtop_register_backend (&glibtop_backend_server);
     glibtop_register_backend (&glibtop_backend_sysdeps);
+    glibtop_register_backend (&glibtop_backend_common);
 }