diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3db160e0f5..6de10385d8 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3295,6 +3295,7 @@ if(BUILD_dftest)
 		epan
 	)
 	set(dftest_FILES
+		$<TARGET_OBJECTS:cli_main>
 		dftest.c
 	)
 	set_executable_resources(dftest "Dftest")
diff --git a/dftest.c b/dftest.c
index 480d910536..8b69c1f50c 100644
--- a/dftest.c
+++ b/dftest.c
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 #include "wsutil/cmdarg_err.h"
 #include "ui/failure_message.h"
 #include "wsutil/version_info.h"
+#include "cli_main.h"
 
 static int opt_verbose;
 static int opt_debug_level; /* currently up to 2 */