diff --git a/package/utils/e2fsprogs/Makefile b/package/utils/e2fsprogs/Makefile
index 13a408718d..48f812a30c 100644
--- a/package/utils/e2fsprogs/Makefile
+++ b/package/utils/e2fsprogs/Makefile
@@ -132,6 +132,8 @@ $(call Package/e2fsprogs)
 endef
 
 TARGET_CFLAGS += $(FPIC) -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections -flto
+
+TARGET_LDFLAGS += $(if $(CONFIG_USE_GLIBC),-lrt)
 TARGET_LDFLAGS += -flto
 
 CONFIGURE_ARGS += \