diff --git a/package/onevpl/onevpl.mk b/package/onevpl/onevpl.mk
index 2033f755c0..601e121a55 100644
--- a/package/onevpl/onevpl.mk
+++ b/package/onevpl/onevpl.mk
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ ONEVPL_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 ONEVPL_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf
 
 ONEVPL_CONF_OPTS = \
+	-DBUILD_TOOLS=OFF \
 	-DINSTALL_EXAMPLE_CODE=OFF
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_LIBATOMIC),y)