diff --git a/package/swconfig/src/Makefile b/package/swconfig/src/Makefile
index 7b95ca2166..0d56f43156 100644
--- a/package/swconfig/src/Makefile
+++ b/package/swconfig/src/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ifndef CFLAGS
 CFLAGS = -O2 -g -I ../src
 endif
-LIBS=-lnl
+LIBS=-lnl -lnl-genl
 
 all: swconfig