diff --git a/package/s390-tools/s390-tools.mk b/package/s390-tools/s390-tools.mk
index c3155a13ff..90a0f7a92a 100644
--- a/package/s390-tools/s390-tools.mk
+++ b/package/s390-tools/s390-tools.mk
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ S390_TOOLS_DEPENDENCIES = zlib
 
 S390_TOOLS_MAKE_OPTS = \
 	ARCH=$(BR2_ARCH) \
-	CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS) -D_GNU_SOURCE"
+	CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS) -D_GNU_SOURCE" \
+	HAVE_CARGO=0
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBCURL_OPENSSL),y)
 S390_TOOLS_DEPENDENCIES += libcurl