diff --git a/package/guile/guile.mk b/package/guile/guile.mk
index 0e7328f199..44f4d1c85e 100644
--- a/package/guile/guile.mk
+++ b/package/guile/guile.mk
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ GUILE_CFLAGS = \
 	-DHAVE_GC_GET_FREE_SPACE_DIVISOR \
 	-DHAVE_GC_SET_FINALIZE_ON_DEMAND
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_LIBATOMIC),y)
+GUILE_CONF_ENV += LIBS=-latomic
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_STATIC_LIBS),y)
 GUILE_CFLAGS += -DGC_NO_DLOPEN
 endif