diff --git a/package/xl2tp/xl2tp.mk b/package/xl2tp/xl2tp.mk
index 0b2f7f175..abed7e851 100644
--- a/package/xl2tp/xl2tp.mk
+++ b/package/xl2tp/xl2tp.mk
@@ -10,9 +10,13 @@ XL2TP_DEPENDENCIES = libpcap openssl
 XL2TP_LICENSE = GPLv2
 XL2TP_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PREFER_STATIC_LIB),y)
+XL2TP_LDLIBS = LDLIBS="$(shell $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/bin/pcap-config --static --additional-libs)"
+endif
+
 define XL2TP_BUILD_CMDS
 	$(SED) 's/ -O2 //' $(@D)/Makefile
-	$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) $(MAKE) -C $(@D)
+	$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) $(MAKE) $(XL2TP_LDLIBS) -C $(@D)
 endef
 
 define XL2TP_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS