diff --git a/packages/devel/libcap/package.mk b/packages/devel/libcap/package.mk
index c4c23064c1..106d083be3 100644
--- a/packages/devel/libcap/package.mk
+++ b/packages/devel/libcap/package.mk
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ make_host() {
        BUILD_CFLAGS="$HOST_CFLAGS -I$PKG_BUILD/libcap/include" \
        PAM_CAP=no \
        lib=/lib \
+       BUILD_GPERF=no \
        -C libcap libcap.pc libcap.a
 }
 
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ make_target() {
        BUILD_CFLAGS="$HOST_CFLAGS -I$PKG_BUILD/libcap/include" \
        PAM_CAP=no \
        lib=/lib \
+       BUILD_GPERF=no \
        -C libcap libcap.pc libcap.a
 }