diff --git a/package/msmtp/msmtp.mk b/package/msmtp/msmtp.mk
index aa75dd4883..09d57bf242 100644
--- a/package/msmtp/msmtp.mk
+++ b/package/msmtp/msmtp.mk
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ MSMTP_SOURCE = msmtp-$(MSMTP_VERSION).tar.xz
 MSMTP_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf
 MSMTP_CONF_OPTS = \
 	--without-libidn \
+	--disable-gai-idn \
 	--without-libgsasl
 MSMTP_LICENSE = GPLv3+
 MSMTP_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING