diff --git a/package/base-files/Makefile b/package/base-files/Makefile
index 581aa9365c..41dc310678 100644
--- a/package/base-files/Makefile
+++ b/package/base-files/Makefile
@@ -202,11 +202,15 @@ define Package/libstdcpp/install
 	$(CP) $(TOOLCHAIN_DIR)/usr/lib$(LIB_SUFFIX)/libstdc++.so.* $(1)/usr/lib/
 endef
 
+use_libutil=$(if $(CONFIG_USE_GLIBC)$(CONFIG_EGLIBC_OPTION_EGLIBC_UTMP),libutil)
+use_libnsl=$(if $(CONFIG_USE_GLIBC)$(CONFIG_EGLIBC_OPTION_EGLIBC_NIS),libnsl)
+use_nsswitch=$(if $(CONFIG_USE_GLIBC)$(CONFIG_EGLIBC_OPTION_EGLIBC_NSSWITCH),libnss_dns libnss_files)
+
 define Package/glibc/install
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/lib
 	$(CP) $(TOOLCHAIN_DIR)/lib/ld*.so.* $(1)/lib/
 	$(CP) $(TOOLCHAIN_DIR)/lib/ld-$(LIBC_VERSION).so $(1)/lib/
-	for file in libanl libc libcidn libcrypt libdl libm libnsl libnss_dns libnss_files libresolv libutil; do \
+	for file in libanl libc libcidn libcrypt libdl libm $(use_libnsl) $(use_nsswitch) libresolv $(use_libutil); do \
 		$(CP) $(TOOLCHAIN_DIR)/lib/$$$$file.so.* $(1)/lib/; \
 		$(CP) $(TOOLCHAIN_DIR)/lib/$$$$file-$(LIBC_VERSION).so $(1)/lib/; \
 	done