diff --git a/package/pkg-autotools.mk b/package/pkg-autotools.mk
index 83299cf548..4404f15cf1 100644
--- a/package/pkg-autotools.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-autotools.mk
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ define $(2)_CONFIGURE_CMDS
 	$$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \
 	$$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_ARGS) \
 	$$($$(PKG)_CONF_ENV) \
+	CONFIG_SITE=/dev/null \
 	./configure \
 		--target=$$(GNU_TARGET_NAME) \
 		--host=$$(GNU_TARGET_NAME) \
@@ -160,6 +161,7 @@ define $(2)_CONFIGURE_CMDS
 		CFLAGS="$$(HOST_CFLAGS)" \
 		LDFLAGS="$$(HOST_LDFLAGS)" \
                 $$($$(PKG)_CONF_ENV) \
+		CONFIG_SITE=/dev/null \
 		./configure \
 		--prefix="$$(HOST_DIR)/usr" \
 		--sysconfdir="$$(HOST_DIR)/etc" \