diff --git a/package/libs/elfutils/Makefile b/package/libs/elfutils/Makefile
index ac5841c604b235..9f5bb561e7b562 100644
--- a/package/libs/elfutils/Makefile
+++ b/package/libs/elfutils/Makefile
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ PKG_FIXUP:=autoreconf
 PKG_INSTALL:=1
 PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS:=!USE_GLIBC:argp-standalone
 
+PKG_BUILD_FLAGS:=no-lto
+
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/nls.mk