diff --git a/package/zxing-cpp/zxing-cpp.mk b/package/zxing-cpp/zxing-cpp.mk
index 1efd986c7d..6b26c20e00 100644
--- a/package/zxing-cpp/zxing-cpp.mk
+++ b/package/zxing-cpp/zxing-cpp.mk
@@ -10,12 +10,10 @@ ZXING_CPP_LICENSE = Apache-2.0
 ZXING_CPP_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 ZXING_CPP_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 ZXING_CPP_SUPPORTS_IN_SOURCE_BUILD = NO
+ZXING_CPP_CONF_OPTS = -DBUILD_TESTING=OFF
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBICONV),y)
 ZXING_CPP_DEPENDENCIES += libiconv
 endif
 
-# build all targets except testrunner (needs c++11 support)
-ZXING_CPP_MAKE_OPTS = libzxing zxing
-
 $(eval $(cmake-package))