diff --git a/package/gdb/gdb.mk b/package/gdb/gdb.mk
index b39b103d00..4a00a29ef7 100644
--- a/package/gdb/gdb.mk
+++ b/package/gdb/gdb.mk
@@ -116,6 +116,14 @@ GDB_MAKE_ENV += \
 GDB_CONF_ENV += gdb_cv_prfpregset_t_broken=no
 GDB_MAKE_ENV += gdb_cv_prfpregset_t_broken=no
 
+GDB_LDFLAGS = $(TARGET_LDFLAGS)
+# Uses __atomic_compare_exchange_1
+ifeq ($(BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_LIBATOMIC),y)
+GDB_LDFLAGS += -latomic
+endif
+GDB_CONF_ENV += \
+	LDFLAGS="$(GDB_LDFLAGS)"
+
 # We want the built-in libraries of gdb (libbfd, libopcodes) to be
 # built and linked statically, as we do not install them on the
 # target, to not clash with the ones potentially installed by