diff --git a/packages/fish/build.sh b/packages/fish/build.sh
index cc4f84497..dc6381ef6 100644
--- a/packages/fish/build.sh
+++ b/packages/fish/build.sh
@@ -2,10 +2,12 @@ TERMUX_PKG_HOMEPAGE=http://fishshell.com/
 TERMUX_PKG_DESCRIPTION="Shell geared towards interactive use"
 TERMUX_PKG_VERSION=2.2.0
 TERMUX_PKG_SRCURL=http://fishshell.com/files/${TERMUX_PKG_VERSION}/fish-${TERMUX_PKG_VERSION}.tar.gz
-TERMUX_PKG_DEPENDS="ncurses"
+TERMUX_PKG_DEPENDS="ncurses, libgnustl"
 TERMUX_PKG_BUILD_IN_SRC=yes
 
 termux_step_pre_configure () {
 	cd $TERMUX_PKG_SRCDIR
 	autoconf
+
+	LDFLAGS+=" -lgnustl_shared"
 }