diff --git a/lang/node/Makefile b/lang/node/Makefile
index 74eb44e432..65a53900c7 100644
--- a/lang/node/Makefile
+++ b/lang/node/Makefile
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ PKG_SOURCE_URL:=http://nodejs.org/dist/${PKG_VERSION}
 
 PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS:=python/host
 PKG_INSTALL:=1
+PKG_USE_MIPS16:=0
 
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=John Crispin <blogic@openwrt.org>
 PKG_LICENSE:=