diff --git a/package/iputils/iputils.mk b/package/iputils/iputils.mk
index d6398f7dcf..42dab08ba9 100644
--- a/package/iputils/iputils.mk
+++ b/package/iputils/iputils.mk
@@ -36,6 +36,13 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGCRYPT),y)
 IPUTILS_MAKE_OPTS += USE_GCRYPT=yes
 IPUTILS_DEPENDENCIES += libgcrypt
+# When gettext is enabled (BR2_PACKAGE_GETTEXT=y), and provides libintl
+# (BR2_NEEDS_GETTEXT=y), libgpg-error will link with libintl, and libgpg-error
+# is pulled in by libgcrypt. Since iputils doesn't use libtool, we have to link
+# with libintl explicitly for static linking,
+ifeq ($(BR2_STATIC_LIBS)$(BR2_NEEDS_GETTEXT)$(BR2_PACKAGE_GETTEXT),yyy)
+IPUTILS_MAKE_OPTS += ADDLIB='-lintl'
+endif
 else
 IPUTILS_MAKE_OPTS += USE_GCRYPT=no
 endif