diff --git a/package/argp-standalone/argp-standalone.mk b/package/argp-standalone/argp-standalone.mk
index 80ca04046d..269239fa5b 100644
--- a/package/argp-standalone/argp-standalone.mk
+++ b/package/argp-standalone/argp-standalone.mk
@@ -12,9 +12,11 @@ ARGP_STANDALONE_LICENSE = LGPL-2.1+
 ARGP_STANDALONE_LICENSE_FILES = README.md
 # From git
 ARGP_STANDALONE_AUTORECONF = YES
+ARGP_STANDALONE_DEPENDENCIES = $(TARGET_NLS_DEPENDENCIES)
 
 ARGP_STANDALONE_CONF_ENV = \
-	CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS) -fPIC -fgnu89-inline"
+	CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS) -fPIC -fgnu89-inline" \
+	LIBS=$(TARGET_NLS_LIBS)
 
 define ARGP_STANDALONE_INSTALL_STAGING_CMDS
 	$(INSTALL) -D $(@D)/libargp.a $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/libargp.a