diff --git a/package/btrfs-progs/btrfs-progs.mk b/package/btrfs-progs/btrfs-progs.mk
index d16fa0d9aa..7122df1b0e 100644
--- a/package/btrfs-progs/btrfs-progs.mk
+++ b/package/btrfs-progs/btrfs-progs.mk
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ BTRFS_PROGS_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 ifeq ($(BR2_PREFER_STATIC_LIB),y)
 BTRFS_PROGS_MAKE_TARGET = static
 BTRFS_PROGS_MAKE_INSTALL_TARGET = install-static
+ifeq ($(BR2_NEEDS_GETTEXT_IF_LOCALE),y)
+# Add -lintl for libuuid
+BTRFS_PROGS_MAKE_FLAGS += lib_LIBS="-luuid -lblkid -lm -lz -llzo2 -L. -lintl"
+endif
 else
 BTRFS_PROGS_MAKE_TARGET = all
 BTRFS_PROGS_MAKE_INSTALL_TARGET = install