diff --git a/include/package.mk b/include/package.mk
index 7d75f08444..88ec3ef57f 100644
--- a/include/package.mk
+++ b/include/package.mk
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ PKG_INSTALL_DIR ?= $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/ipkg-install
 PKG_MD5SUM ?= unknown
 PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL ?=
 PKG_USE_MIPS16 ?= 1
-PKG_CHECK_FORMAT_SECURITY ?= 1
+PKG_CHECK_FORMAT_SECURITY ?= 0
 
 ifneq ($(CONFIG_PKG_BUILD_USE_JOBSERVER),)
   MAKE_J:=$(if $(MAKE_JOBSERVER),$(MAKE_JOBSERVER) -j)