diff --git a/package/libtracefs/libtracefs.mk b/package/libtracefs/libtracefs.mk
index d24763fa7d..6b8f838c2e 100644
--- a/package/libtracefs/libtracefs.mk
+++ b/package/libtracefs/libtracefs.mk
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ LIBTRACEFS_DEPENDENCIES = host-bison host-flex host-pkgconf libtraceevent
 
 LIBTRACEFS_CONF_OPTS = \
 	-Ddoc=false \
-	-Dsamples=false
+	-Dsamples=false \
+	-Dutest=false
 
 $(eval $(meson-package))