diff --git a/package/icu/icu.mk b/package/icu/icu.mk
index 7e0c96e43a..ebbb1968fc 100644
--- a/package/icu/icu.mk
+++ b/package/icu/icu.mk
@@ -45,8 +45,7 @@ HOST_ICU_CONF_OPTS = \
 	--disable-tests \
 	--disable-extras \
 	--disable-icuio \
-	--disable-layout \
-	--disable-renaming
+	--disable-layout
 ICU_SUBDIR = source
 HOST_ICU_SUBDIR = source
 
diff --git a/package/nodejs/nodejs.mk b/package/nodejs/nodejs.mk
index 727af6dc50..2e41c11dbd 100644
--- a/package/nodejs/nodejs.mk
+++ b/package/nodejs/nodejs.mk
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ NODEJS_HOST_TOOLS_V8 = \
 NODEJS_HOST_TOOLS_NODE = mkcodecache
 NODEJS_HOST_TOOLS = $(NODEJS_HOST_TOOLS_V8) $(NODEJS_HOST_TOOLS_NODE)
 
-HOST_NODEJS_CXXFLAGS = $(HOST_CXXFLAGS) -DU_DISABLE_RENAMING=1
+HOST_NODEJS_CXXFLAGS = $(HOST_CXXFLAGS)
 
 define HOST_NODEJS_BUILD_CMDS
 	$(HOST_MAKE_ENV) PYTHON=$(HOST_DIR)/bin/python3 \