diff --git a/package/libxml2/libxml2.mk b/package/libxml2/libxml2.mk
index 7116b82cb9..62f3e2701a 100644
--- a/package/libxml2/libxml2.mk
+++ b/package/libxml2/libxml2.mk
@@ -16,15 +16,17 @@ ifneq ($(BR2_LARGEFILE),y)
 LIBXML2_CONF_ENV = CC="$(TARGET_CC) $(TARGET_CFLAGS) -DNO_LARGEFILE_SOURCE"
 endif
 
-LIBXML2_CONF_OPT = --with-gnu-ld --without-python --without-debug
+LIBXML2_CONF_OPT = --with-gnu-ld --without-python --without-debug --without-lzma
 
 HOST_LIBXML2_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf
 
+HOST_LIBXML2_CONF_OPT = --without-zlib --without-lzma
+
 # mesa3d uses functions that are only available with debug
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_MESA3D),y)
-HOST_LIBXML2_CONF_OPT = --with-debug
+HOST_LIBXML2_CONF_OPT += --with-debug
 else
-HOST_LIBXML2_CONF_OPT = --without-debug
+HOST_LIBXML2_CONF_OPT += --without-debug
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_LIBXML2_PYTHON),y)