diff --git a/src/prorab.mk b/src/prorab.mk
index d810729..dec54a0 100644
--- a/src/prorab.mk
+++ b/src/prorab.mk
@@ -849,6 +849,12 @@ $(.RECIPEPREFIX)$(a)rm -rf $(prorab_this_obj_dir)
         $(eval prorab_ldflags := $(this_ldflags) $(prorab_private_ldflags))
         $(eval prorab_ldlibs := $(this_ldlibs))
 
+        # Find libraries specified as a path to a static or shared library file.
+        # These will be added as dependencies of the final binary being built.
+        $(eval prorab_private_dep_libs := $(filter %.a,$(prorab_ldlibs)) $(filter %$(dot_so),$(prorab_ldlibs)))
+        $(eval prorab_private_dep_libs := $(foreach deplib,$(prorab_private_dep_libs),$(if $(filter /%,$(deplib)),$(deplib),$(d)$(deplib))) )
+        $(eval prorab_private_dep_libs := $(abspath $(prorab_private_dep_libs)))
+
         $(eval prorab_ldargs_file := $(prorab_this_obj_dir)ldargs.txt)
 
         $(call prorab-private-args-file-rules, $(prorab_ldargs_file),$(this_cc) $(prorab_ldflags) $(prorab_ldlibs))
@@ -862,7 +868,7 @@ $(.RECIPEPREFIX)$(a)rm -rf $(prorab_this_obj_dir)
         # this is needed to avoid problems when adding dependencies to the symbolic link name, thus the dependency will effectively be added
         # to the binary name.
         # this is why we build the binary and create symbolic link in the same recepie.
-        $(prorab_this_name): $(prorab_this_objs) $(prorab_ldargs_file) $(prorab_objs_file)
+        $(prorab_this_name): $(prorab_this_objs) $(prorab_ldargs_file) $(prorab_objs_file) $(prorab_private_dep_libs)
 $(.RECIPEPREFIX)@test -t 1 && printf "\e[0;31mlink\e[0m $(patsubst $(prorab_root_dir)%,%,$(prorab_private_this_binary_name))\n" || printf "link $(patsubst $(prorab_root_dir)%,%,$(prorab_private_this_binary_name))\n"
 $(.RECIPEPREFIX)$(a)mkdir -p $(d)$(prorab_private_out_dir)
 $(.RECIPEPREFIX)$(a)(cd $(d) && $(this_cc) $(prorab_ldflags) $$(filter %.o,$$^) $(prorab_ldlibs) -o "$(prorab_private_this_binary_name)")
diff --git a/tests/cli_args_paths/prj/app/makefile b/tests/cli_args_paths/prj/app/makefile
index 67a5944..f4eae32 100644
--- a/tests/cli_args_paths/prj/app/makefile
+++ b/tests/cli_args_paths/prj/app/makefile
@@ -13,12 +13,8 @@ this_cflags += -I ../lib
 this_cxxflags += -ffile-prefix-map=$(d)=
 this_cflags += -ffile-prefix-map=$(d)=
 
-this_ldflags += -L ../lib/out
-
-this_ldlibs += -lstdc++ -lstuff
+this_ldlibs += -lstdc++ ../lib/out/libstuff$(dot_so)
 
 $(eval $(prorab-build-app))
 
-$(eval $(call prorab-depend, $(prorab_this_name), ../lib/out/libstuff$(dot_so) ))
-
 $(eval $(call prorab-include, ../lib/makefile))
diff --git a/tests/lib_depends_on_lib/src/lib2/makefile b/tests/lib_depends_on_lib/src/lib2/makefile
index 34515fa..b525755 100644
--- a/tests/lib_depends_on_lib/src/lib2/makefile
+++ b/tests/lib_depends_on_lib/src/lib2/makefile
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ this_cxxflags += -fPIC
 
 this_no_install := true
 
-$(eval $(prorab-build-lib))
+this_ldlibs += ../lib1/build/liblib1$(dot_so)
 
-$(eval $(call prorab-depend, $(prorab_this_name), ../lib1/build/liblib1$(dot_so)))
+$(eval $(prorab-build-lib))
 
 $(eval $(call prorab-include, ../lib1/makefile))
diff --git a/wiki/Reference.adoc b/wiki/Reference.adoc
index f6a48ea..e001efa 100644
--- a/wiki/Reference.adoc
+++ b/wiki/Reference.adoc
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ $(eval $(prorab-build-app))
 - `this_asflags` - assembler flags. Defaults to `$(ASFLAGS)`. Relative to `$(d)`.
 - `this_as_supports_deps_gen` - enable dependency rules generation from `.include` assembler directives. Defaults to `true`.
 - `this_ldflags` - linker flags. Defaults to `$(LDFLAGS)`. Relative to `$(d)`.
-- `this_ldlibs` - linker libraries. Defaults to `$(LDLIBS) $(LIBS)`. Relative to `$(d)`.
+- `this_ldlibs` - linker libraries as they are passed to the linker. Defaults to `$(LDLIBS) $(LIBS)`. Relative to `$(d)`. All libraries specified as a path to a file will be added as dependencies of the final binary which is being built.
 - `this_cppflags` - preprocessor flags. Defaults to `$(CPPFLAGS)`. Relative to `$(d)`.
 - `this_out_dir` - output directory. This is where all the build artefacts are to be stored. Relative to `$(d)`. Defaults to `./`.
 - `this_no_install` - disable `install` targets. Can be `true` or `false`. Defaults to `false`.
@@ -651,7 +651,7 @@ $(eval $(prorab-build-lib))
 - `this_asflags` - assembler flags. Defaults to `$(ASFLAGS)`. Relative to `$(d)`.
 - `this_as_supports_deps_gen` - enable dependency rules generation for `.include` assembler directives. Defaults to `true`.
 - `this_ldflags` - linker flags. Defaults to `$(LDFLAGS)`. Relative to `$(d)`.
-- `this_ldlibs` - linker libraries. Defaults to `$(LDLIBS) $(LIBS)`. Relative to `$(d)`.
+- `this_ldlibs` - linker libraries as they are passed to the linker. Defaults to `$(LDLIBS) $(LIBS)`. Relative to `$(d)`. All libraries specified as a path to a file will be added as dependencies of the final binary which is being built.
 - `this_cppflags` - preprocessor flags. Defaults to `$(CPPFLAGS)`. Relative to `$(d)`.
 - `this_out_dir` - output directory. This is where all the build artefacts are to be stored. Relative to `$(d)`. Defaults to `./`.
 - `this_no_install` - disable `install` targets. Can be `true` or `false`. Defaults to `false`.