diff --git a/package/ruby/ruby.mk b/package/ruby/ruby.mk
index fded7acebc..a71ca3a8a2 100644
--- a/package/ruby/ruby.mk
+++ b/package/ruby/ruby.mk
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ RUBY_CPE_ID_VENDOR = ruby-lang
 # 0001-fix-default-coroutine-selection.patch
 RUBY_AUTORECONF = YES
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_LIBATOMIC),y)
+RUBY_CONF_ENV += LIBS=-latomic
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_UCLIBC),y)
 # On uClibc, finite, isinf and isnan are not directly implemented as
 # functions.  Instead math.h #define's these to __finite, __isinf and