diff --git a/package/putty/putty.mk b/package/putty/putty.mk
index 529edd51c8..4c9164d05e 100644
--- a/package/putty/putty.mk
+++ b/package/putty/putty.mk
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ PUTTY_LICENSE = MIT
 PUTTY_LICENSE_FILES = LICENCE
 PUTTY_CPE_ID_VENDOR = putty
 PUTTY_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf
+PUTTY_CONF_OPTS = -DPUTTY_GSSAPI=OFF
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGTK3),y)
 PUTTY_DEPENDENCIES += libgtk3