diff --git a/package/util-linux/util-linux.mk b/package/util-linux/util-linux.mk
index bd6508ce44..cf03fd44ac 100644
--- a/package/util-linux/util-linux.mk
+++ b/package/util-linux/util-linux.mk
@@ -133,7 +133,8 @@ HOST_UTIL_LINUX_CONF_OPTS += \
 	--enable-libblkid \
 	--enable-libmount \
 	--enable-libuuid \
-	--without-ncurses
+	--without-ncurses \
+	--without-tinfo
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_UTIL_LINUX),y)
 HOST_UTIL_LINUX_CONF_OPTS += --disable-makeinstall-chown