diff --git a/distributions/LibreELEC/options b/distributions/LibreELEC/options
index bcffbf2b04..ea19477eb2 100644
--- a/distributions/LibreELEC/options
+++ b/distributions/LibreELEC/options
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@
   INITRAMFS_PARTED_SUPPORT="no"
 
 # build and install hfs filesystem utilities (yes / no)
-  HFSTOOLS="yes"
+  HFSTOOLS="no"
 
 # build and install nano text editor (yes / no)
   NANO_EDITOR="yes"