diff --git a/package/llvm/llvm.mk b/package/llvm/llvm.mk
index ec6d53b941..1106a07877 100644
--- a/package/llvm/llvm.mk
+++ b/package/llvm/llvm.mk
@@ -133,6 +133,11 @@ HOST_LLVM_CONF_OPTS += -DLLVM_ENABLE_ZLIB=ON
 HOST_LLVM_DEPENDENCIES += host-zlib
 LLVM_CONF_OPTS += -DLLVM_ENABLE_ZLIB=OFF
 
+# libxml2 can be disabled as it is used for LLVM Windows builds where COFF
+# files include manifest info
+HOST_LLVM_CONF_OPTS += -DLLVM_ENABLE_LIBXML2=OFF
+LLVM_CONF_OPTS += -DLLVM_ENABLE_LIBXML2=OFF
+
 # We don't use llvm for static only build, so enable PIC
 HOST_LLVM_CONF_OPTS += -DLLVM_ENABLE_PIC=ON
 LLVM_CONF_OPTS += -DLLVM_ENABLE_PIC=ON