diff --git a/package/boot/grub2/Makefile b/package/boot/grub2/Makefile
index ccad7d921c..83edfc614f 100644
--- a/package/boot/grub2/Makefile
+++ b/package/boot/grub2/Makefile
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS += \
 	--target=$(REAL_GNU_TARGET_NAME) \
 	--disable-werror \
 	--disable-nls \
-	--disable-device-mapper
+	--disable-device-mapper \
+	--disable-grub-mkfont
 
 HOST_CONFIGURE_ARGS += \
 	--target=$(REAL_GNU_TARGET_NAME) \