diff --git a/package/libmicrohttpd/libmicrohttpd.mk b/package/libmicrohttpd/libmicrohttpd.mk
index 80dcfa0e24..0575b7418f 100644
--- a/package/libmicrohttpd/libmicrohttpd.mk
+++ b/package/libmicrohttpd/libmicrohttpd.mk
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ LIBMICROHTTPD_CONF_OPTS = --disable-curl --disable-spdy
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBMICROHTTPD_SSL),y)
 LIBMICROHTTPD_LICENSE = LGPLv2.1+
-LIBMICROHTTPD_DEPENDENCIES += gnutls libgcrypt
+LIBMICROHTTPD_DEPENDENCIES += host-pkgconf gnutls libgcrypt
+LIBMICROHTTPD_CONF_ENV += LIBS="$(shell $(PKG_CONFIG_HOST_BINARY) --libs gnutls)"
 LIBMICROHTTPD_CONF_OPTS += --enable-https --with-gnutls=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr \
 	--with-libgcrypt-prefix=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr
 else