diff --git a/package/avahi/avahi.mk b/package/avahi/avahi.mk
index e2b27328cd..b71fc189a0 100644
--- a/package/avahi/avahi.mk
+++ b/package/avahi/avahi.mk
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ AVAHI_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE
 AVAHI_CPE_ID_VENDOR = avahi
 AVAHI_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 
+# CVE-2021-26720 is an issue in avahi-daemon-check-dns.sh, which is
+# part of the Debian packaging and not part of upstream avahi
+AVAHI_IGNORE_CVES += CVE-2021-26720
+
 AVAHI_CONF_ENV = \
 	avahi_cv_sys_cxx_works=yes \
 	DATADIRNAME=share