diff --git a/packages/security/nettle/patches/nettle-01_dont-build-subdirs.patch b/packages/security/nettle/patches/nettle-01_dont-build-subdirs.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b5fe9ff02d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/security/nettle/patches/nettle-01_dont-build-subdirs.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
+index 2c25007..7980fa8 100644
+--- a/Makefile.in
++++ b/Makefile.in
+@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ MKDIR_P = @MKDIR_P@
+ 
+ OPT_ASM_SOURCES = @OPT_ASM_SOURCES@
+ 
+-SUBDIRS = tools testsuite examples
++SUBDIRS = 
+ 
+ include config.make
+