diff --git a/package/pkg-meson.mk b/package/pkg-meson.mk
index ff850fa79f..9987fb73bb 100644
--- a/package/pkg-meson.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-meson.mk
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ define $(2)_CONFIGURE_CMDS
 		--localstatedir=$$(HOST_DIR)/var \
 		--default-library=shared \
 		--buildtype=release \
+		--wrap-mode=nodownload \
 		-Dstrip=true \
 		$$($$(PKG)_CONF_OPTS) \
 		$$($$(PKG)_SRCDIR) $$($$(PKG)_SRCDIR)/build