diff --git a/package/glibc/glibc.mk b/package/glibc/glibc.mk
index 00e114566c..f724ced857 100644
--- a/package/glibc/glibc.mk
+++ b/package/glibc/glibc.mk
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ define GLIBC_CONFIGURE_CMDS
 		--disable-profile \
 		--without-gd \
 		--enable-obsolete-rpc \
+		--enable-obsolete-nsl \
 		--enable-kernel=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST)) \
 		--with-headers=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include)
 	$(GLIBC_ADD_MISSING_STUB_H)