diff --git a/package/zmqpp/zmqpp.mk b/package/zmqpp/zmqpp.mk
index 83e088f27c..4c8417fced 100644
--- a/package/zmqpp/zmqpp.mk
+++ b/package/zmqpp/zmqpp.mk
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ ZMQPP_LICENSE = MIT
 ZMQPP_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE
 
 ZMQPP_MAKE_OPT = LD="$(TARGET_CXX)" BUILD_PATH=./build PREFIX=/usr
+ZMQPP_LDFLAGS = $(TARGET_LDFLAGS) -lpthread
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_ZMQPP_CLIENT),y)
 ZMQPP_DEPENDENCIES += boost
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ endif
 
 define ZMQPP_BUILD_CMDS
 	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \
+		LDFLAGS="$(ZMQPP_LDFLAGS)" \
 		$(ZMQPP_MAKE_OPT) $(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_ZMQPP_CLIENT),all) -C $(@D)
 endef