diff --git a/packages/devel/pax-utils/package.mk b/packages/devel/pax-utils/package.mk
index 66e4c223c5..329bcfaecd 100644
--- a/packages/devel/pax-utils/package.mk
+++ b/packages/devel/pax-utils/package.mk
@@ -9,3 +9,5 @@ PKG_SITE="https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Hardened/PaX_Utilities"
 PKG_URL="https://gitweb.gentoo.org/proj/pax-utils.git/snapshot/pax-utils-${PKG_VERSION}.tar.bz2"
 PKG_DEPENDS_HOST="toolchain:host"
 PKG_LONGDESC="ELF utils that can check files for security relevant properties"
+
+PKG_MESON_OPTS_HOST="-Duse_libcap=disabled"