diff --git a/package/network/utils/xdp-tools/Makefile b/package/network/utils/xdp-tools/Makefile
index 8c4071991f..8bce10f634 100644
--- a/package/network/utils/xdp-tools/Makefile
+++ b/package/network/utils/xdp-tools/Makefile
@@ -87,7 +87,8 @@ CONFIGURE_VARS += \
 	CLANG="$(CLANG)" \
 	BPF_TARGET="$(BPF_ARCH)-linux-gnu" \
 	LLC="$(LLVM_LLC)" \
-	BPF_LDFLAGS="-march=$(BPF_TARGET) -mcpu=v3"
+	BPF_LDFLAGS="-march=$(BPF_TARGET) -mcpu=v3" \
+	BPFTOOL=""
 
 ifneq ($(findstring s,$(OPENWRT_VERBOSE)),)
 	MAKE_FLAGS+=V=1