diff --git a/package/netdata/netdata.mk b/package/netdata/netdata.mk
index d169881a9c..529eb24e9c 100644
--- a/package/netdata/netdata.mk
+++ b/package/netdata/netdata.mk
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ else
 NETDATA_CONF_OPTS += --disable-https
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_LIBATOMIC),y)
+NETDATA_CONF_ENV += LIBS=-latomic
+endif
+
 define NETDATA_INSTALL_INIT_SYSV
 	$(INSTALL) -D -m 755 package/netdata/S60netdata \
 		$(TARGET_DIR)/etc/init.d/S60netdata