diff --git a/package/iftop/iftop.mk b/package/iftop/iftop.mk
index 24f8b53ab..ef162a853 100644
--- a/package/iftop/iftop.mk
+++ b/package/iftop/iftop.mk
@@ -10,4 +10,10 @@ IFTOP_DEPENDENCIES = ncurses libpcap
 IFTOP_LICENSE = GPLv2+
 IFTOP_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 
+IFTOP_LIBS = -lpcap
+ifeq ($(BR2_PREFER_STATIC_LIB),y)
+IFTOP_LIBS += $(shell $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/bin/pcap-config --static --additional-libs)
+endif
+IFTOP_CONF_ENV += LIBS+="$(IFTOP_LIBS)"
+
 $(eval $(autotools-package))