diff --git a/depends/funcs.mk b/depends/funcs.mk
index 05abf7bf7e..3127c09875 100644
--- a/depends/funcs.mk
+++ b/depends/funcs.mk
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ $(1)_cmake=env CC="$$($(1)_cc)" \
                LDFLAGS="$$($(1)_ldflags)" \
                cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH="$$($($(1)_type)_prefix)" \
                -DCMAKE_AR=`which $$($(1)_ar)` \
+               -DCMAKE_NM=`which $$($(1)_nm)` \
                -DCMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR=lib/ \
                -DCMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE=ON \
                -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE:BOOL=$(V) \