diff --git a/package/nut/nut.mk b/package/nut/nut.mk
index 04b2b41e1d..04fb36d539 100644
--- a/package/nut/nut.mk
+++ b/package/nut/nut.mk
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ NUT_AUTORECONF = YES
 # Put the PID files in a read-write place (/var/run is a tmpfs)
 # since the default location (/var/state/ups) maybe readonly.
 NUT_CONF_OPT = \
-	--with-altpidpath=/var/run/upsd
+	--with-altpidpath=/var/run/upsd \
+	--without-hal
 
 NUT_CONF_ENV = \
 	GDLIB_CONFIG=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/bin/gdlib-config \