diff --git a/package/libiio/libiio.mk b/package/libiio/libiio.mk
index 8977610999..aaa6c7060d 100644
--- a/package/libiio/libiio.mk
+++ b/package/libiio/libiio.mk
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ LIBIIO_CONF_OPTS = -DENABLE_IPV6=ON \
 	-DWITH_LOCAL_BACKEND=$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBIIO_LOCAL_BACKEND),ON,OFF) \
 	-DWITH_NETWORK_BACKEND=$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBIIO_NETWORK_BACKEND),ON,OFF) \
 	-DWITH_MATLAB_BINDINGS_API=OFF \
+	-DMATLAB_BINDINGS=OFF \
 	-DINSTALL_UDEV_RULE=$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_HAS_UDEV),ON,OFF) \
 	-DWITH_TESTS=$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBIIO_TESTS),ON,OFF) \
 	-DWITH_DOC=OFF