diff --git a/premake4.lua b/premake4.lua
index ffb8f2431..f44926166 100644
--- a/premake4.lua
+++ b/premake4.lua
@@ -1184,6 +1184,9 @@ solution "eepp"
 		set_kind()
 		language "C++"
 		files { "src/tools/eterm/**.cpp" }
+		if os.is("linux") then
+			links { "util" }
+		end
 		build_link_configuration( "eterm", true )
 
 	project "eepp-texturepacker"
diff --git a/premake5.lua b/premake5.lua
index a92432129..4e1559aeb 100644
--- a/premake5.lua
+++ b/premake5.lua
@@ -927,6 +927,8 @@ workspace "eepp"
 		set_kind()
 		language "C++"
 		files { "src/tools/eterm/**.cpp" }
+		filter "system:linux"
+			links { "util" }
 		build_link_configuration( "eterm", true )
 
 	project "eepp-texturepacker"