diff --git a/package/libupnp/libupnp.mk b/package/libupnp/libupnp.mk
index cd148d14d0..b81f68306a 100644
--- a/package/libupnp/libupnp.mk
+++ b/package/libupnp/libupnp.mk
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ LIBUPNP_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf
 
 # Bind the internal miniserver socket with reuseaddr to allow clean restarts.
 LIBUPNP_CONF_OPTS += \
+	--disable-blocking-tcp-connections \
 	--disable-samples \
 	--enable-reuseaddr