diff --git a/libs/getdns/Makefile b/libs/getdns/Makefile
index 3954a4525b..4992b088f6 100644
--- a/libs/getdns/Makefile
+++ b/libs/getdns/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=getdns
 PKG_VERSION:=1.4.2
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 
 PKG_LICENSE:=BSD-3-Clause
 PKG_LICENSE_FILES:=LICENSE
@@ -55,6 +55,11 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS += \
 		$(if $(CONFIG_GETDNS_ENABLE_IDN_LIBIDN2), , --without-libidn2 ) \
 		--with-ssl="$(STAGING_DIR)/usr" \
 
+# This will make 'configure' think that our libbsd.so is missing the
+# functions inet_pton, inet_ntop, strlcpy and use the builtin. This 
+# removes the libbsd dependency
+CONFIGURE_VARS += LIBBSD_LIBS=-lc
+
 define Build/InstallDev
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/include/getdns/
 	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/include/getdns/getdns*.h $(1)/usr/include/getdns/