diff --git a/package/ptpd2/ptpd2.mk b/package/ptpd2/ptpd2.mk
index 3133726dd..6a6ae6092 100644
--- a/package/ptpd2/ptpd2.mk
+++ b/package/ptpd2/ptpd2.mk
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ PTPD2_AUTORECONF = YES
 PTPD2_LICENSE = BSD-2c
 PTPD2_LICENSE_FILES = COPYRIGHT
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PREFER_STATIC_LIB),y)
+	PTPD2_CONF_OPT += LIBS="$(shell $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/bin/pcap-config --static --additional-libs)"
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_NETSNMP),y)
 	PTPD2_CONF_ENV += ac_cv_path_PATH_NET_SNMP_CONFIG=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/bin/net-snmp-config
 	PTPD2_DEPENDENCIES += netsnmp