diff --git a/package/rng-tools/rng-tools.mk b/package/rng-tools/rng-tools.mk
index 8b195ea875..f736193a23 100644
--- a/package/rng-tools/rng-tools.mk
+++ b/package/rng-tools/rng-tools.mk
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ RNG_TOOLS_CONF_OPTS = --without-pkcs11
 # Work around for uClibc or musl toolchains which lack argp_*()
 # functions.
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_ARGP_STANDALONE),y)
-RNG_TOOLS_CONF_ENV += LIBS="-largp"
-RNG_TOOLS_DEPENDENCIES += argp-standalone
+RNG_TOOLS_CONF_ENV += LIBS="-largp $(TARGET_NLS_LIBS)"
+RNG_TOOLS_DEPENDENCIES += argp-standalone $(TARGET_NLS_DEPENDENCIES)
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBRTLSDR),y)