diff --git a/import/Make.defs b/import/Make.defs
index efa6820fd..3d12fd368 100644
--- a/import/Make.defs
+++ b/import/Make.defs
@@ -183,3 +183,12 @@ else
 endif
 
 LDLIBS = -lnuttx
+
+# Try to get the path to libgcc.a.  Of course, this only works for GCC
+# toolchains.
+
+LIBGCC = "${shell "$(CC)" $(ARCHCPUFLAGS) -print-libgcc-file-name 2>/dev/null}"
+ifneq ($(LIBGCC),)
+  LDLIBPATH += -L ${shell dirname $(LIBGCC)}
+  LDLIBS += -lgcc
+endif