diff --git a/utils/collectd/Makefile b/utils/collectd/Makefile
index 6119572b7..69007d80d 100644
--- a/utils/collectd/Makefile
+++ b/utils/collectd/Makefile
@@ -167,6 +167,10 @@ ifneq ($(CONFIG_PACKAGE_collectd-mod-ascent),)
 	CPPFLAGS="$$$$CPPFLAGS -I$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include/libxml2"
 endif
 
+ifneq ($(CONFIG_PACKAGE_collectd-mod-postgresql),)
+  CONFIGURE_ARGS+= --with-libpq="$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/"
+endif
+
 ifneq ($(CONFIG_PACKAGE_collectd-mod-mysql),)
   CONFIGURE_ARGS+= --with-libmysql="$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/"
 endif