diff --git a/package/giflib/giflib.mk b/package/giflib/giflib.mk
index c1471de408..29666eebea 100644
--- a/package/giflib/giflib.mk
+++ b/package/giflib/giflib.mk
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ GIFLIB_BINS = \
 	gifrsize gifspnge giftext giftool gifwedge icon2gif raw2gif rgb2gif \
 	text2gif
 
+GIFLIB_CONF_ENV = ac_cv_prog_have_xmlto=no
+
 define GIFLIB_BINS_CLEANUP
 	rm -f $(addprefix $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/bin/,$(GIFLIB_BINS))
 endef