diff --git a/core/binary.mk b/core/binary.mk
index 6a58c6c..2c715ea 100644
--- a/core/binary.mk
+++ b/core/binary.mk
@@ -291,10 +291,10 @@
 my_shared_libraries += $(patsubst -l%,lib%,$(filter-out $(my_allowed_ldlibs),$(my_ldlibs)))
 my_ldlibs := $(filter $(my_allowed_ldlibs),$(my_ldlibs))
 else # LOCAL_IS_HOST_MODULE
-  # Add -ldl, -lpthread and -lrt to host builds to match the default behavior of
+  # Add -ldl, -lpthread, -lm and -lrt to host builds to match the default behavior of
   # device builds
   ifneq ($($(my_prefix)OS),windows)
-    my_ldlibs += -ldl -lpthread
+    my_ldlibs += -ldl -lpthread -lm
     ifneq ($(HOST_OS),darwin)
       my_ldlibs += -lrt
     endif