diff --git a/package/libunwind/libunwind.mk b/package/libunwind/libunwind.mk
index 15c4e4863f..94e9bbd1b8 100644
--- a/package/libunwind/libunwind.mk
+++ b/package/libunwind/libunwind.mk
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ LIBUNWIND_CONF_OPTS = \
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBUCONTEXT),y)
 LIBUNWIND_DEPENDENCIES += libucontext
+LIBUNWIND_CONF_OPTS += LIBS=-lucontext
 endif
 
 $(eval $(autotools-package))