diff --git a/net/krb5/Makefile b/net/krb5/Makefile
index ad8792bf36..8d76a36dad 100644
--- a/net/krb5/Makefile
+++ b/net/krb5/Makefile
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ PKG_HASH:=faeb125f83b0fb4cdb2f99f088140631bb47d975982de0956d18c85842969e08
 PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
 PKG_INSTALL:=1
 PKG_CHECK_FORMAT_SECURITY:=0
+PKG_USE_MIPS16:=0
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk