diff --git a/libs/gnutls/Makefile b/libs/gnutls/Makefile
index ef06a05d86..a94a4af6bd 100644
--- a/libs/gnutls/Makefile
+++ b/libs/gnutls/Makefile
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ PKG_MAINTAINER:=Nikos Mavrogiannopoulos <nmav@gnutls.org>
 
 PKG_INSTALL:=1
 PKG_LIBTOOL_PATHS:=. lib
+PKG_CHECK_FORMAT_SECURITY:=0
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 
diff --git a/net/ctorrent-svn/Makefile b/net/ctorrent-svn/Makefile
index f55eb9e08d..e874763681 100644
--- a/net/ctorrent-svn/Makefile
+++ b/net/ctorrent-svn/Makefile
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ PKG_SOURCE_VERSION:=$(PKG_REV)
 PKG_SOURCE_PROTO:=svn
 
 PKG_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME)-$(BUILD_VARIANT)/$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION)
+PKG_CHECK_FORMAT_SECURITY:=0
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 
diff --git a/net/ntpd/Makefile b/net/ntpd/Makefile
index 881887c51e..00be227393 100644
--- a/net/ntpd/Makefile
+++ b/net/ntpd/Makefile
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ PKG_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME)-$(BUILD_VARIANT)/$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSI
 PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS:=libelf1
 PKG_FIXUP:=autoreconf
 PKG_LIBTOOL_PATHS:=. sntp
+PKG_CHECK_FORMAT_SECURITY:=0
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 
diff --git a/utils/unzip/Makefile b/utils/unzip/Makefile
index 441b4835ef..f30d57224b 100644
--- a/utils/unzip/Makefile
+++ b/utils/unzip/Makefile
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ PKG_LICENSE:=BSD-4-Clause
 PKG_LICENSE_FILES:=LICENSE
 
 PKG_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION)/unzip$(PKG_REV)
+PKG_CHECK_FORMAT_SECURITY:=0
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 
diff --git a/utils/zip/Makefile b/utils/zip/Makefile
index 540285a9bd..dcbc7037c1 100644
--- a/utils/zip/Makefile
+++ b/utils/zip/Makefile
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ PKG_LICENSE:=BSD-4-Clause
 PKG_LICENSE_FILES:=LICENSE
 
 PKG_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION)/zip$(PKG_REV)
+PKG_CHECK_FORMAT_SECURITY:=0
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk