diff --git a/package/mdadm/mdadm.mk b/package/mdadm/mdadm.mk
index 4418986712..c1491a47a6 100644
--- a/package/mdadm/mdadm.mk
+++ b/package/mdadm/mdadm.mk
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ MDADM_LICENSE = GPLv2+
 MDADM_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 
 MDADM_MAKE_OPT = \
-	CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS)" CC="$(TARGET_CC)" -C $(MDADM_DIR) mdadm
+	CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS)" CC="$(TARGET_CC)" CHECK_RUN_DIR=0 -C $(MDADM_DIR) mdadm
 
 MDADM_INSTALL_TARGET_OPT = \
 	DESTDIR=$(TARGET_DIR)/usr -C $(MDADM_DIR) install-mdadm