diff --git a/package/lvm2/lvm2.mk b/package/lvm2/lvm2.mk
index 9a422feda4..f5cd0b530d 100644
--- a/package/lvm2/lvm2.mk
+++ b/package/lvm2/lvm2.mk
@@ -12,12 +12,14 @@ LVM2_LICENSE = GPL-2.0, LGPL-2.1
 LVM2_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING COPYING.LIB
 
 # Make sure that binaries and libraries are installed with write
-# permissions for the owner.
+# permissions for the owner. We disable NLS because it's broken, and
+# the package anyway doesn't provide any translation files.
 LVM2_CONF_OPTS += \
 	--enable-write_install \
 	--enable-pkgconfig \
 	--enable-cmdlib \
-	--enable-dmeventd
+	--enable-dmeventd \
+	--disable-nls
 
 # LVM2 uses autoconf, but not automake, and the build system does not
 # take into account the toolchain passed at configure time.