diff --git a/package/open62541/open62541.mk b/package/open62541/open62541.mk
index 594243c8a7..5f46703c17 100644
--- a/package/open62541/open62541.mk
+++ b/package/open62541/open62541.mk
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ OPEN62541_CONF_OPTS += -DUA_ENABLE_ENCRYPTION=OPENSSL
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_OPEN62541_UA_NAMESPACE_ZERO_MINIMAL),y)
-OPEN62541_CONF_OPTS += -DUA_NAMESPACE_ZERO=MINIMAL
+OPEN62541_CONF_OPTS += -DUA_NAMESPACE_ZERO=MINIMAL -DUA_ENABLE_SUBSCRIPTIONS_EVENTS=OFF
 else ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_OPEN62541_UA_NAMESPACE_ZERO_REDUCED),y)
 OPEN62541_CONF_OPTS += -DUA_NAMESPACE_ZERO=REDUCED
 else ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_OPEN62541_UA_NAMESPACE_ZERO_FULL),y)