diff --git a/libs/boost/Makefile b/libs/boost/Makefile
index d6dc5c947..42ee58e3b 100644
--- a/libs/boost/Makefile
+++ b/libs/boost/Makefile
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ PKG_MD5SUM:=6a1f32d902203ac70fbec78af95b3cf8
 
 PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS:=boost/host
 PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL:=0
+PKG_USE_MIPS16:=0
 
 PKG_CONFIG_DEPENDS := \
 	CONFIG_PACKAGE_boost-date_time \