diff --git a/package/neon/neon.mk b/package/neon/neon.mk
index a801eae28f..e7872df3c9 100644
--- a/package/neon/neon.mk
+++ b/package/neon/neon.mk
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ NEON_LICENSE = LGPL-2.0+ (library), GPL-2.0+ (manual and tests)
 NEON_LICENSE_FILES = src/COPYING.LIB test/COPYING README.md
 NEON_CPE_ID_VENDOR = webdav
 NEON_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
-NEON_CONF_OPTS = --without-gssapi --disable-rpath
+NEON_CONF_OPTS = --without-gssapi
 NEON_CONFIG_SCRIPTS = neon-config
 NEON_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf $(TARGET_NLS_DEPENDENCIES)
 NEON_CONF_ENV = ne_cv_libsfor_bindtextdomain=$(TARGET_NLS_LIBS)