diff --git a/package/qpdf/qpdf.mk b/package/qpdf/qpdf.mk
index 8e0769059d..a58781f4f1 100644
--- a/package/qpdf/qpdf.mk
+++ b/package/qpdf/qpdf.mk
@@ -32,4 +32,8 @@ else
 QPDF_CONF_OPTS += --disable-crypto-openssl
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_LIBATOMIC),y)
+QPDF_CONF_ENV += LIBS=-latomic
+endif
+
 $(eval $(autotools-package))