diff --git a/packages/devel/pcre/package.mk b/packages/devel/pcre/package.mk
index 2695bb55c8..90888afb5d 100644
--- a/packages/devel/pcre/package.mk
+++ b/packages/devel/pcre/package.mk
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ PKG_SHORTDESC="pcre: Perl Compatible Regulat Expressions"
 PKG_LONGDESC="The PCRE library is a set of functions that implement regular expression pattern matching using the same syntax and semantics as Perl 5. PCRE has its own native API, as well as a set of wrapper functions that correspond to the POSIX regular expression API. The PCRE library is free, even for building commercial software."
 
 PKG_IS_ADDON="no"
+PKG_USE_CMAKE="no"
 PKG_AUTORECONF="yes"
 
 PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_HOST="--prefix=$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN \