--- a/caret_brain_set/caret_brain_set.pro
+++ b/caret_brain_set/caret_brain_set.pro
@@ -5,12 +5,14 @@
 TARGET       = CaretBrainSet
 CONFIG  += staticlib 
 INCLUDEPATH += .
+# need to include before ubuntu settings to get VTK_LIBS
+include(../caret_qmake_include.pro)
 dll {
 	CONFIG -= staticlib
 	CONFIG += plugin
+	LIBS += $$VTK_LIBS
 }
 
-include(../caret_qmake_include.pro)
 
 vs:TEMPLATE=vclib
 !vs:TEMPLATE=lib
--- a/caret/caret5.pro
+++ b/caret/caret5.pro
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@
    
    LIBS += $$VTK_LIBS
    LIBS -= -lvtkjpeg -lvtkpng -lvtkexpat -lvtkzlib
-   LIBS += -ldl
+   LIBS += -ldl -lz -lqwt
    QTPLUGIN -= qgif qjpeg qtiff
    QMAKE_CXXFLAGS += -DUBUNTU
 
