diff --git a/fmt/buildfile b/fmt/buildfile
index a44f080..2baeb47 100644
--- a/fmt/buildfile
+++ b/fmt/buildfile
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ lib{fmt}: src/cxx{** -fmt} : include = (!$config.fmt.enable_modules) # no module
 # Meta data for users
 lib{fmt}:
 {
+  export.metadata = 1 fmt
   fmt.is_module = [bool] $config.fmt.enable_modules
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/basics/buildfile b/tests/basics/buildfile
index b300ac5..c66f3bc 100644
--- a/tests/basics/buildfile
+++ b/tests/basics/buildfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import libs = fmt%lib{fmt}
+import! [metadata, rule_hint=cxx.link] libs = fmt%lib{fmt}
 
 ./ : exe{driver} : {cxx}{driver} hxx{tests.inl} $libs testscript{**}