diff --git a/package/ngrep/ngrep-0003-fix-static-link.patch b/package/ngrep/ngrep-0003-fix-static-link.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..98c262696d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/ngrep/ngrep-0003-fix-static-link.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+ngrep: fix static link with pcre
+
+Libraries must be placed after object files.
+
+Signed-off-by: Romain Naour <romain.naour@openwide.fr>
+---
+ Makefile.in | 2 +-
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
+index 2ae4506..761d7d9 100644
+--- a/Makefile.in
++++ b/Makefile.in
+@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ CFLAGS=@CFLAGS@ -D@OS@ @DEFS@ @EXTRA_DEFINES@
+ INCLUDES=-I@srcdir@ @PCAP_INCLUDE@ @EXTRA_INCLUDES@
+ 
+ LDFLAGS=@LDFLAGS@ @PCAP_LINK@
+-LIBS=-lpcap @EXTRA_LIBS@ 
++LIBS=@LIBS@ @EXTRA_LIBS@
+ 
+ STRIPFLAG=@STRIPFLAG@
+ 
+-- 
+1.8.1.4
+
diff --git a/package/ngrep/ngrep.mk b/package/ngrep/ngrep.mk
index 6a9b42f3d1..0bb5d7ecdb 100644
--- a/package/ngrep/ngrep.mk
+++ b/package/ngrep/ngrep.mk
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ NGREP_SITE = http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/ngrep/ngrep/$(NGREP_VERSIO
 NGREP_LICENSE = BSD-4c-like
 NGREP_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE.txt
 NGREP_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
-NGREP_CONF_ENV = LDFLAGS="-lpcre"
+NGREP_CONF_ENV = LIBS="-lpcre"
 NGREP_CONF_OPT =  \
 	--with-pcap-includes=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include \
 	--enable-pcre \