diff --git a/package/lmdb/lmdb.mk b/package/lmdb/lmdb.mk
index dafe7332cb..06c8f6bbb1 100644
--- a/package/lmdb/lmdb.mk
+++ b/package/lmdb/lmdb.mk
@@ -10,13 +10,23 @@ LMDB_LICENSE = OLDAP-2.8
 LMDB_LICENSE_FILES = libraries/liblmdb/LICENSE
 LMDB_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_STATIC_LIBS),y)
+LMDB_ILBIBS += liblmdb.a
+else ifeq ($(BR2_SHARED_LIBS),y)
+LMDB_ILBIBS += liblmdb.so
+else ifeq ($(BR2_SHARED_STATIC_LIBS),y)
+LMDB_ILBIBS +=  liblmdb.a liblmdb.so
+endif
+
 define LMDB_BUILD_CMDS
 	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) -C $(@D)/libraries/liblmdb \
+		ILIBS="$(LMDB_ILBIBS)" \
 		XCFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS)"
 endef
 
 define LMDB_INSTALL_STAGING_CMDS
 	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) -C $(@D)/libraries/liblmdb \
+		ILIBS="$(LMDB_ILBIBS)" \
 		DESTDIR="$(STAGING_DIR)" \
 		prefix=/usr \
 		install
@@ -24,6 +34,7 @@ endef
 
 define LMDB_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
 	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) -C $(@D)/libraries/liblmdb \
+		ILIBS="$(LMDB_ILBIBS)" \
 		DESTDIR="$(TARGET_DIR)" \
 		prefix=/usr \
 		install