diff --git a/package/boinc/boinc.mk b/package/boinc/boinc.mk
index 0d992f136c..695495f777 100644
--- a/package/boinc/boinc.mk
+++ b/package/boinc/boinc.mk
@@ -39,7 +39,12 @@ ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_FREETYPE),y)
 BOINC_DEPENDENCIES += freetype
 endif
 
-BOINC_MAKE_OPTS = CXXFLAGS="$(TARGET_CXXFLAGS) -std=c++11"
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBEXECINFO),y)
+BOINC_DEPENDENCIES += libexecinfo
+BOINC_MAKE_OPTS += LIBS="-lexecinfo"
+endif
+
+BOINC_MAKE_OPTS += CXXFLAGS="$(TARGET_CXXFLAGS) -std=c++11"
 
 # Remove boinc-client because it is incompatible with buildroot
 define BOINC_REMOVE_UNNEEDED_FILE