diff --git a/package/ibrdtn-tools/ibrdtn-tools.mk b/package/ibrdtn-tools/ibrdtn-tools.mk
index 34f05a6228..97ec3c9e17 100644
--- a/package/ibrdtn-tools/ibrdtn-tools.mk
+++ b/package/ibrdtn-tools/ibrdtn-tools.mk
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ IBRDTN_TOOLS_LICENSE = Apache-2.0
 IBRDTN_TOOLS_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 IBRDTN_TOOLS_DEPENDENCIES = ibrcommon ibrdtn host-pkgconf
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_STATIC_LIBS),y)
+IBRDTN_TOOLS_CONF_ENV += LDFLAGS="$(TARGET_LDFLAGS) -pthread"
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBDAEMON),y)
 IBRDTN_TOOLS_CONF_OPTS += --with-libdaemon
 IBRDTN_TOOLS_DEPENDENCIES += libdaemon