diff --git a/package/madplay/madplay.mk b/package/madplay/madplay.mk
index 1907eb5bea..ff12aa111c 100644
--- a/package/madplay/madplay.mk
+++ b/package/madplay/madplay.mk
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ MADPLAY_DEPENDENCIES = libmad libid3tag $(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_GETTEXT),gettext)
 # ./configure can find alsa-lib.
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_MADPLAY_ALSA),y)
 MADPLAY_CONF_OPTS += --with-alsa
-MADPLAY_DEPENDENCIES += alsa-lib
+MADPLAY_DEPENDENCIES += host-pkgconf alsa-lib
+MADPLAY_CONF_ENV += LIBS="$(shell $(PKG_CONFIG_HOST_BINARY) --libs alsa)"
 endif
 
 $(eval $(autotools-package))