diff --git a/package/links/links.mk b/package/links/links.mk
index dd6adb29b1..651a089fda 100644
--- a/package/links/links.mk
+++ b/package/links/links.mk
@@ -15,7 +15,10 @@ ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LINKS_GRAPHICS),y)
 LINKS_CONF_OPTS += --enable-graphics
 LINKS_DEPENDENCIES += libpng
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_XLIB_LIBXT),y)
-LINKS_CONF_OPTS += --with-x
+LINKS_CONF_OPTS += \
+	--with-x \
+	--x-includes=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include \
+	--x-libraries=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib
 LINKS_DEPENDENCIES += xlib_libXt
 else
 LINKS_CONF_OPTS += --without-x