diff --git a/package/hddtemp/hddtemp.mk b/package/hddtemp/hddtemp.mk
index 7023e11e59..4f45647dff 100644
--- a/package/hddtemp/hddtemp.mk
+++ b/package/hddtemp/hddtemp.mk
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ HDDTEMP_GETTEXTIZE = YES
 
 HDDTEMP_DB_PATH = /usr/share/misc/hddtemp.db
 HDDTEMP_CONF_OPTS = --with-db-path=$(HDDTEMP_DB_PATH)
-HDDTEMP_CONF_ENV = LIBS="$(HDDTEMP_LIBS)"
+HDDTEMP_CONF_ENV = LIBS="$(HDDTEMP_LIBS) $(TARGET_NLS_LIBS)"
+HDDTEMP_DEPENDENCIES += $(TARGET_NLS_DEPENDENCIES)
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBEXECINFO),y)
 HDDTEMP_DEPENDENCIES += libexecinfo