diff --git a/package/lynx/lynx.mk b/package/lynx/lynx.mk
index 3ac5b4cabf..b6cc1b2b91 100644
--- a/package/lynx/lynx.mk
+++ b/package/lynx/lynx.mk
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL),y)
 LYNX_DEPENDENCIES += host-pkgconf openssl
 LYNX_CONF_OPTS += --with-ssl=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr
-LYNX_CONF_ENV = LIBS=`$(PKG_CONFIG_HOST_BINARY) --libs openssl`
+LYNX_LIBS += `$(PKG_CONFIG_HOST_BINARY) --libs openssl`
 else ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_GNUTLS),y)
 LYNX_DEPENDENCIES += gnutls
 LYNX_CONF_OPTS += --with-gnutls
@@ -36,4 +36,11 @@ else
 LYNX_CONF_OPTS += --without-zlib
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBIDN),y)
+LYNX_DEPENDENCIES += libidn
+LYNX_LIBS += `$(PKG_CONFIG_HOST_BINARY) --libs libidn`
+endif
+
+LYNX_CONF_ENV = LIBS="$(LYNX_LIBS)"
+
 $(eval $(autotools-package))