diff --git a/librocksdb-sys/build.rs b/librocksdb-sys/build.rs
index 82fa529..2749943 100644
--- a/librocksdb-sys/build.rs
+++ b/librocksdb-sys/build.rs
@@ -262,7 +262,10 @@ fn build_rocksdb() {
         config.flag("-Wno-strict-aliasing");
         config.flag("-Wno-invalid-offsetof");
     }
-
+    if target.contains("riscv64gc") {
+        // link libatomic required to build for riscv64gc
+        println!("cargo:rustc-link-lib=atomic");
+    }
     for file in lib_sources {
         config.file(format!("rocksdb/{file}"));
     }