diff --git a/package/fakeroot/fakeroot.mk b/package/fakeroot/fakeroot.mk
index 8bb92940bd..837c2b9aae 100644
--- a/package/fakeroot/fakeroot.mk
+++ b/package/fakeroot/fakeroot.mk
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@
 FAKEROOT_VERSION = 1.20.2
 FAKEROOT_SOURCE = fakeroot_$(FAKEROOT_VERSION).orig.tar.bz2
 FAKEROOT_SITE = http://snapshot.debian.org/archive/debian/20141005T221953Z/pool/main/f/fakeroot
+# Force capabilities detection off
+# For now these are process capabilities (faked) rather than file
+# so they're of no real use
+HOST_FAKEROOT_CONF_ENV = ac_cv_func_capset=no
 FAKEROOT_LICENSE = GPLv3+
 FAKEROOT_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING