diff --git a/package/libvncserver/libvncserver.mk b/package/libvncserver/libvncserver.mk
index 96dd51299c..23ab40b7eb 100644
--- a/package/libvncserver/libvncserver.mk
+++ b/package/libvncserver/libvncserver.mk
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ LIBVNCSERVER_CONF_OPTS = -DWITH_LZO=ON
 # only used for examples
 LIBVNCSERVER_CONF_OPTS += \
 	-DWITH_FFMPEG=OFF \
+	-DWITH_GTK=OFF \
 	-DWITH_SDL=OFF
 
 ifneq ($(BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS),y)