diff --git a/package/nmap/nmap.mk b/package/nmap/nmap.mk
index c8c16e6f17..d46d58b4ec 100644
--- a/package/nmap/nmap.mk
+++ b/package/nmap/nmap.mk
@@ -14,6 +14,13 @@ NMAP_CONF_OPTS = --without-liblua --without-zenmap \
 NMAP_LICENSE = GPLv2
 NMAP_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 
+# needed by libpcap
+NMAP_LIBS_FOR_STATIC_LINK += $(shell $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/bin/pcap-config --static --additional-libs)
+
+ifeq ($(BR2_STATIC_LIBS),y)
+NMAP_CONF_ENV += LIBS='$(NMAP_LIBS_FOR_STATIC_LINK)'
+endif
+
 # for 0001-libdnet-wrapper-configure.patch
 define NMAP_WRAPPER_EXEC
 	chmod +x $(@D)/libdnet-stripped/configure.gnu
@@ -22,7 +29,8 @@ NMAP_POST_PATCH_HOOKS += NMAP_WRAPPER_EXEC
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL),y)
 NMAP_CONF_OPTS += --with-openssl="$(STAGING_DIR)/usr"
-NMAP_DEPENDENCIES += openssl
+NMAP_DEPENDENCIES += host-pkgconf openssl
+NMAP_LIBS_FOR_STATIC_LINK += $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG_HOST_BINARY) --libs --static openssl)
 else
 NMAP_CONF_OPTS += --without-openssl
 endif