diff --git a/package/libglib2/libglib2.mk b/package/libglib2/libglib2.mk
index 28a50f96a4..28f404b74a 100644
--- a/package/libglib2/libglib2.mk
+++ b/package/libglib2/libglib2.mk
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ LIBGLIB2_LICENSE = LGPL-2.1+
 LIBGLIB2_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 LIBGLIB2_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 
+LIBGLIB2_LDFLAGS = $(TARGET_LDFLAGS) $(TARGET_NLS_LIBS)
+
 # glib/valgrind.h contains inline asm not compatible with thumb1
 ifeq ($(BR2_ARM_INSTRUCTIONS_THUMB),y)
 LIBGLIB2_CONF_ENV += CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS) -marm"