diff --git a/package/linknx/linknx.mk b/package/linknx/linknx.mk
index dbee0742fe..dcfcd5e3f5 100644
--- a/package/linknx/linknx.mk
+++ b/package/linknx/linknx.mk
@@ -23,7 +23,10 @@ LINKNX_DEPENDENCIES = \
 	host-pkgconf \
 	libpthsem \
 	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_ARGP_STANDALONE),argp-standalone) \
-	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBICONV),libiconv)
+	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBICONV),libiconv) \
+	$(TARGET_NLS_DEPENDENCIES)
+
+LINKNX_CONF_ENV = LIBS=$(TARGET_NLS_LIBS)
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBCURL),y)
 LINKNX_CONF_OPTS += --with-libcurl=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr