diff --git a/package/riemann-c-client/riemann-c-client.mk b/package/riemann-c-client/riemann-c-client.mk
index 027898be06..5593519987 100644
--- a/package/riemann-c-client/riemann-c-client.mk
+++ b/package/riemann-c-client/riemann-c-client.mk
@@ -15,4 +15,9 @@ RIEMANN_C_CLIENT_DEPENDENCIES = \
 	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_GNUTLS),gnutls) \
 	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_JSON_C),json-c)
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_bfin),y)
+# ld symbol versioning not working on bfin
+RIEMANN_C_CLIENT_CONF_ENV += ac_cv_prog_ld_version_script=no
+endif
+
 $(eval $(autotools-package))