diff --git a/package/hotplug2/Makefile b/package/hotplug2/Makefile
index 7e1dda7a0..9625ba27f 100644
--- a/package/hotplug2/Makefile
+++ b/package/hotplug2/Makefile
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ define Package/hotplug2
   VERSION:=1.0-beta-$(PKG_RELEASE)
   TITLE:=Version 1.0 Dynamic device management subsystem for embedded systems
   URL:=http://isteve.bofh.cz/~isteve/hotplug2/
+  DEPENDS:=+USE_EGLIBC:libbsd
 endef
 
 define Package/hotplug2/description
@@ -44,9 +45,13 @@ MAKE_FLAGS += \
 	COPTS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS)" \
 	STATIC_WORKER="fork"
 
+ifneq ($(CONFIG_USE_EGLIBC),)
+  TARGET_LDFLAGS += -lbsd
+endif
+
 define Build/Compile
 	$(call Build/Compile/Default)
-	$(TARGET_CC) $(TARGET_CFLAGS) -o $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/udevtrigger src/udevtrigger.c
+	$(TARGET_CC) $(TARGET_CFLAGS) $(TARGET_LDFLAGS) -o $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/udevtrigger src/udevtrigger.c
 endef
 
 define Package/hotplug2/install