diff --git a/Makefile.flags b/Makefile.flags
index f3c897b06..6f6142cc5 100644
--- a/Makefile.flags
+++ b/Makefile.flags
@@ -156,6 +156,10 @@ CPPFLAGS += $(SELINUX_CFLAGS)
 LDLIBS += $(if $(SELINUX_LIBS),$(SELINUX_LIBS:-l%=%),$(SELINUX_PC_MODULES:lib%=%))
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_FEATURE_NSLOOKUP_BIG),y)
+LDLIBS += resolv
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_EFENCE),y)
 LDLIBS += efence
 endif