diff --git a/package/botan/botan.mk b/package/botan/botan.mk
index e07b786c85..a96a12178b 100644
--- a/package/botan/botan.mk
+++ b/package/botan/botan.mk
@@ -17,9 +17,16 @@ BOTAN_CONF_OPTS = \
 	--os=linux \
 	--cc=gcc \
 	--cc-bin="$(TARGET_CXX)" \
+	--ldflags="$(BOTAN_LDFLAGS)" \
 	--prefix=/usr \
 	--without-documentation
 
+BOTAN_LDFLAGS = $(TARGET_LDFLAGS)
+
+ifeq ($(BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_LIBATOMIC),y)
+BOTAN_LDFLAGS += -latomic
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_SHARED_LIBS),y)
 BOTAN_CONF_OPTS += \
 	--disable-static-library \