diff --git a/package/kismet/kismet.mk b/package/kismet/kismet.mk
index a71414ed0e..117d182189 100644
--- a/package/kismet/kismet.mk
+++ b/package/kismet/kismet.mk
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ KISMET_LICENSE_FILES = debian/copyright
 # We touch configure.in:
 KISMET_AUTORECONF = YES
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_STATIC_LIBS),y)
+KISMET_CONF_ENV = LIBS="-lpcap $(shell $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/bin/pcap-config --static --additional-libs)"
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_PCRE),y)
 	KISMET_DEPENDENCIES += pcre
 endif