diff --git a/package/libv4l/libv4l.mk b/package/libv4l/libv4l.mk
index b1c783db93..edb2a36d69 100644
--- a/package/libv4l/libv4l.mk
+++ b/package/libv4l/libv4l.mk
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ LIBV4L_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 LIBV4L_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf
 LIBV4L_CONF_OPTS = --disable-doxygen-doc
 
+# fix uclibc-ng configure/compile
+LIBV4L_CONF_ENV = ac_cv_prog_cc_c99='-std=gnu99'
+
 # v4l-utils components have different licences, see v4l-utils.spec for details
 LIBV4L_LICENSE = GPLv2+ (utilities), LGPLv2.1+ (libraries)
 LIBV4L_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING COPYING.libv4l lib/libv4l1/libv4l1-kernelcode-license.txt