diff --git a/package/haserl/haserl.mk b/package/haserl/haserl.mk
index 978f30bba7..33d9615139 100644
--- a/package/haserl/haserl.mk
+++ b/package/haserl/haserl.mk
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ endif
 
 # force haserl 0.8.0 to use install-sh so stripping works
 HASERL_CONF_ENV = ac_cv_path_install=./install-sh
+# the above doesn't interact nicely with a shared cache, so disable for now
+HASERL_USE_CONFIG_CACHE = NO
 
 HASERL_DEPENDENCIES:=uclibc