diff --git a/package/binutils/binutils.mk b/package/binutils/binutils.mk
index 66ee247b9f..ca39f0b146 100644
--- a/package/binutils/binutils.mk
+++ b/package/binutils/binutils.mk
@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@ BINUTILS_CONF_OPTS = \
 	$(BINUTILS_DISABLE_GDB_CONF_OPTS) \
 	$(BINUTILS_EXTRA_CONFIG_OPTIONS)
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_STATIC_LIBS),y)
+BINUTILS_CONF_OPTS += --disable-plugins
+endif
+
 # Don't build documentation. It takes up extra space / build time,
 # and sometimes needs specific makeinfo versions to work
 BINUTILS_CONF_ENV += ac_cv_prog_MAKEINFO=missing