diff --git a/package/network/services/lldpd/Makefile b/package/network/services/lldpd/Makefile
index 3605ed25f9..97ae23e1d9 100644
--- a/package/network/services/lldpd/Makefile
+++ b/package/network/services/lldpd/Makefile
@@ -111,5 +111,8 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS += \
 	$(if $(CONFIG_LLDPD_WITH_JSON),--with-json=json-c,--with-json=no) \
 	$(if $(CONFIG_LLDPD_WITH_SNMP),--with-snmp,)
 
+# there is no flag to disable libbsd
+CONFIGURE_VARS += \
+       $(if $(CONFIG_USE_GLIBC),,libbsd_LIBS="-lNONexistent")
 
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,lldpd))