diff --git a/servers/apfs/Makefile b/servers/apfs/Makefile
index 6c6cbe4d7..18f5305f5 100644
--- a/servers/apfs/Makefile
+++ b/servers/apfs/Makefile
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ SRCS=	open.c table.c inode.c main.c super.c link.c \
 DPADD+=	${LIBSYS}
 LDADD+=	-lsys
 
+.if ${COMPILER_TYPE} == "gnu"
+LDADD+= -lc
+.endif
+
 MAN=
 
 BINDIR?= /usr/sbin