diff --git a/package/grpc/grpc.mk b/package/grpc/grpc.mk
index a8a3af89ef..27b28deff3 100644
--- a/package/grpc/grpc.mk
+++ b/package/grpc/grpc.mk
@@ -27,7 +27,14 @@ GRPC_CONF_OPTS = \
 	-DgRPC_PROTOBUF_PROVIDER=package \
 	-DgRPC_RE2_PROVIDER=package \
 	-DgRPC_SSL_PROVIDER=package \
-	-DgRPC_ZLIB_PROVIDER=package
+	-DgRPC_ZLIB_PROVIDER=package \
+	-DgRPC_BUILD_GRPC_CPP_PLUGIN=OFF \
+	-DgRPC_BUILD_GRPC_CSHARP_PLUGIN=OFF \
+	-DgRPC_BUILD_GRPC_NODE_PLUGIN=OFF \
+	-DgRPC_BUILD_GRPC_OBJECTIVE_C_PLUGIN=OFF \
+	-DgRPC_BUILD_GRPC_PHP_PLUGIN=OFF \
+	-DgRPC_BUILD_GRPC_PYTHON_PLUGIN=OFF \
+	-DgRPC_BUILD_GRPC_RUBY_PLUGIN=OFF
 
 # grpc can use __atomic builtins, so we need to link with
 # libatomic when available