diff --git a/sched/Makefile.am b/sched/Makefile.am
index 18cf0ba355..52129d908b 100644
--- a/sched/Makefile.am
+++ b/sched/Makefile.am
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ EXTRA_PROGRAMS = fcgi
 EXTRA_DIST = wd.php wd_nresults_changing.php
 
 # scripts that 'make install' should put in bindir
-bin_SCRIPTS = watch_tcp start stop
+bin_SCRIPTS = watch_tcp start stop status
 
 LDADD = -L. -lsched $(MYSQL_LIBS)
 
@@ -99,3 +99,6 @@ fcgi_LDADD = $(LDADD) $(RSA_LIBS) -lfcgi -lfcgi++ $(MYSQL_LIBS)
 
 stop:
 	ln -s start stop
+
+status:
+	ln -s start status
diff --git a/sched/Makefile.in b/sched/Makefile.in
index 373a9ad229..08cfd17756 100644
--- a/sched/Makefile.in
+++ b/sched/Makefile.in
@@ -184,7 +184,8 @@ EXTRA_DIST = wd.php wd_nresults_changing.php
 # scripts that 'make install' should put in bindir
 bin_SCRIPTS = watch_tcp kill_server
 
-LDADD = $(MYSQL_LIBS) -L. -lsched
+LDADD = -L. -lsched $(MYSQL_LIBS)
+
 LIB_SCHED = libsched.a
 
 libsched_a_SOURCES = \