diff --git a/package/libgit2/libgit2.mk b/package/libgit2/libgit2.mk
index 3f1e6e1593..9b5e2b897d 100644
--- a/package/libgit2/libgit2.mk
+++ b/package/libgit2/libgit2.mk
@@ -44,4 +44,9 @@ else
 LIBGIT2_CONF_OPTS += -DUSE_HTTPS=OFF
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_LIBATOMIC),y)
+LIBGIT2_CONF_OPTS += \
+	-DCMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS=-latomic
+endif
+
 $(eval $(cmake-package))