diff --git a/srcpkgs/fswatch/template b/srcpkgs/fswatch/template
index 48a53b11977..c8ff2fa83be 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/fswatch/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/fswatch/template
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ checksum=44d5707adc0e46d901ba95a5dc35c5cc282bd6f331fcf9dbf9fad4af0ed5b29d
 
 if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_NO_ATOMIC8" ]; then
 	makedepends+=" libatomic-devel"
+	export LIBS=-latomic
 fi
 
 post_install() {