diff --git a/srcpkgs/sysbench/template b/srcpkgs/sysbench/template
index e4f75118e5e..e2fe7be0cc8 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/sysbench/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/sysbench/template
@@ -24,4 +24,7 @@ fi
 
 pre_configure() {
 	autoreconf -fi
+	if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_NO_ATOMIC8" ]; then
+		export LIBS="-latomic"
+	fi
 }