diff --git a/package/openswan/openswan.mk b/package/openswan/openswan.mk
index 928eb9bb6f..e41bc4df80 100644
--- a/package/openswan/openswan.mk
+++ b/package/openswan/openswan.mk
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ OPENSWAN_LICENSE = GPL-2.0+, BSD-3-Clause
 OPENSWAN_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING LICENSE
 
 OPENSWAN_DEPENDENCIES = host-bison host-flex gmp iproute2
-OPENSWAN_MAKE_OPTS = ARCH=$(BR2_ARCH) CC="$(TARGET_CC)" \
+OPENSWAN_MAKE_OPTS = ARCH=$(BR2_ARCH) CC="$(TARGET_CC)" POD2MAN="" XMLTO="" \
 	USERCOMPILE="$(TARGET_CFLAGS) $(if $(BR2_TOOLCHAIN_SUPPORTS_PIE),-fPIE)" \
 	USERLINK="$(TARGET_LDFLAGS) $(if $(BR2_TOOLCHAIN_SUPPORTS_PIE),-fPIE)" \
 	INC_USRLOCAL=/usr USE_KLIPS=false USE_MAST=false USE_NM=false