diff --git a/package/zsh/zsh.mk b/package/zsh/zsh.mk
index 779114e5ea..72de2c6b3a 100644
--- a/package/zsh/zsh.mk
+++ b/package/zsh/zsh.mk
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ ZSH_SITE = http://www.zsh.org/pub
 ZSH_SOURCE = zsh-$(ZSH_VERSION).tar.xz
 ZSH_DEPENDENCIES = ncurses
 ZSH_CONF_OPTS = --bindir=/bin
+ZSH_CONF_ENV = zsh_cv_sys_nis=no zsh_cv_sys_nis_plus=no
 ZSH_LICENSE = MIT-like
 ZSH_LICENSE_FILES = LICENCE