diff --git a/package/clamav/clamav.mk b/package/clamav/clamav.mk
index 6a82d66ca9..36ab8be0e9 100644
--- a/package/clamav/clamav.mk
+++ b/package/clamav/clamav.mk
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ CLAMAV_CONF_OPTS = \
 	--with-dbdir=/var/lib/clamav \
 	--with-openssl=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr \
 	--with-zlib=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr \
+	--disable-zlib-vcheck \
 	--disable-rpath \
 	--disable-clamav \
 	--disable-fanotify \