diff --git a/libs/mysql/Makefile b/libs/mysql/Makefile
index 1f4180112..4252a4a4d 100644
--- a/libs/mysql/Makefile
+++ b/libs/mysql/Makefile
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ PKG_MD5SUM:=887f869bcc757957067b9198f707f32f
 
 PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS:=libncurses libreadline
 PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
+PKG_USE_MIPS16:=0
 
 PKG_FIXUP:=libtool