diff --git a/packages/tools/flashrom/package.mk b/packages/tools/flashrom/package.mk
index 9da248b09e..9ddc953648 100644
--- a/packages/tools/flashrom/package.mk
+++ b/packages/tools/flashrom/package.mk
@@ -34,3 +34,7 @@ PKG_AUTORECONF="no"
 
 PKG_MAKE_OPTS_TARGET="CC=$TARGET_CC STRIP=$STRIP PREFIX=/usr WARNERROR=no"
 PKG_MAKEINSTALL_OPTS_TARGET="CC=$TARGET_CC STRIP=$STRIP PREFIX=/usr WARNERROR=no"
+
+pre_make_target() {
+  export LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -ludev -lkmod"
+}