diff --git a/package/stress-ng/stress-ng.mk b/package/stress-ng/stress-ng.mk
index 187d276b24..42b27e3cd9 100644
--- a/package/stress-ng/stress-ng.mk
+++ b/package/stress-ng/stress-ng.mk
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ STRESS_NG_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 
 STRESS_NG_DEPENDENCIES = attr keyutils
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBBSD),y)
+STRESS_NG_DEPENDENCIES += libbsd
+endif
+
 define STRESS_NG_BUILD_CMDS
 	$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) $(MAKE) -C $(@D)
 endef