diff --git a/packages/net-misc/trickle/trickle.exlib b/packages/net-misc/trickle/trickle.exlib
index 48919b3..9c4028c 100644
--- a/packages/net-misc/trickle/trickle.exlib
+++ b/packages/net-misc/trickle/trickle.exlib
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ MYOPTIONS=""
 DEPENDENCIES="
     build+run:
         dev-libs/libevent:=
+        net-libs/libtirpc
 "
 
 BUGS_TO="hasufell@posteo.de"
@@ -27,3 +28,10 @@ DEFAULT_SRC_PREPARE_PATCHES=(
     "${FILES}"/fix-install.patch
 )
 
+src_prepare(){
+    CFLAGS+=" -I/usr/$(exhost --target)/include/tirpc"
+    LDFLAGS+=" -ltirpc"
+
+    autotools_src_prepare
+}
+