diff --git a/package/tiff/Config.in b/package/tiff/Config.in
index d1004d6668..d357d08406 100644
--- a/package/tiff/Config.in
+++ b/package/tiff/Config.in
@@ -63,10 +63,6 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_TIFF_OLD_JPEG
 	bool "Old JPEG decompression"
 	default y
 
-config BR2_PACKAGE_TIFF_JBIG
-	bool "JBIG compression"
-	default y
-
 config BR2_PACKAGE_TIFF_UTILITIES
 	bool "tiff utilities"
 	help
diff --git a/package/tiff/tiff.mk b/package/tiff/tiff.mk
index 8ec53d4fe1..0e5e0dd48a 100644
--- a/package/tiff/tiff.mk
+++ b/package/tiff/tiff.mk
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ TIFF_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 TIFF_CONF_OPTS = \
 	--disable-contrib \
 	--disable-lerc \
+	--disable-jbig \
 	--disable-tests \
 	--disable-webp
 
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ HOST_TIFF_CONF_OPTS = \
 	--disable-lerc \
 	--disable-libdeflate \
 	--disable-lzma \
+	--disable-jbig \
 	--disable-jpeg \
 	--disable-tests \
 	--disable-webp \
@@ -101,10 +103,6 @@ ifneq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_TIFF_OLD_JPEG),y)
 TIFF_CONF_OPTS += --disable-old-jpeg
 endif
 
-ifneq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_TIFF_JBIG),y)
-TIFF_CONF_OPTS += --disable-jbig
-endif
-
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_TIFF_UTILITIES),y)
 TIFF_CONF_OPTS += --enable-tools
 else