diff --git a/lang/python/python/Makefile b/lang/python/python/Makefile
index 1d37a51d80..77652bd1f6 100644
--- a/lang/python/python/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python/python/Makefile
@@ -276,6 +276,7 @@ define Package/python-pip-conf/install
 endef
 
 HOST_LDFLAGS += \
+	-Wl,--no-as-needed -lrt \
 	$$$$(pkg-config --static --libs libcrypto libssl)
 
 HOST_CONFIGURE_ARGS+= \
diff --git a/lang/python/python3/Makefile b/lang/python/python3/Makefile
index 9e10d18063..614dc2c880 100644
--- a/lang/python/python3/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python/python3/Makefile
@@ -251,6 +251,7 @@ define Py3Package/python3/filespec
 endef
 
 HOST_LDFLAGS += \
+	-Wl,--no-as-needed -lrt \
 	$$$$(pkg-config --static --libs libcrypto libssl)
 
 HOST_CONFIGURE_ARGS+= \