diff --git a/package/flac/flac.mk b/package/flac/flac.mk
index 2ff048b6e6..3a18d81591 100644
--- a/package/flac/flac.mk
+++ b/package/flac/flac.mk
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ FLAC_CONF_OPTS = \
 	$(if $(BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP),--enable-cpplibs,--disable-cpplibs) \
 	--disable-xmms-plugin \
 	--disable-altivec \
-	--disable-stack-smash-protection
+	--disable-stack-smash-protection \
+	--disable-vsx
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBOGG),y)
 FLAC_CONF_OPTS += --with-ogg=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr