diff --git a/package/erlang/erlang.mk b/package/erlang/erlang.mk
index 045c07f403..dd15539a37 100644
--- a/package/erlang/erlang.mk
+++ b/package/erlang/erlang.mk
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@ ERLANG_CONF_ENV += erl_xcomp_sysroot=$(STAGING_DIR)
 
 ERLANG_CONF_OPTS = --without-javac
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBATOMIC_OPS),y)
+ERLANG_DEPENDENCIES = libatomic_ops
+ERLANG_CONF_OPTS += --with-libatomic_ops=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr
+endif
+
 # erlang uses openssl for all things crypto. Since the host tools (such as
 # rebar) uses crypto, we need to build host-erlang with support for openssl.
 HOST_ERLANG_DEPENDENCIES = host-openssl