diff --git a/package/fftw/fftw.mk b/package/fftw/fftw.mk
index 154f522ea3..3acde57ca3 100644
--- a/package/fftw/fftw.mk
+++ b/package/fftw/fftw.mk
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ FFTW_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 FFTW_LICENSE = GPLv2+
 FFTW_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 
+FFTW_CONF_OPTS = --disable-fortran
+
 FFTW_CONF_OPTS += $(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_FFTW_PRECISION_SINGLE),--enable,--disable)-single
 FFTW_CONF_OPTS += $(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_FFTW_PRECISION_LONG_DOUBLE),--enable,--disable)-long-double
 FFTW_CONF_OPTS += $(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_FFTW_PRECISION_QUAD),--enable,--disable)-quad-precision