diff --git a/package/kernel/lantiq/ltq-vdsl-mei/Makefile b/package/kernel/lantiq/ltq-vdsl-mei/Makefile
index 18e34498f5..17d77551ae 100644
--- a/package/kernel/lantiq/ltq-vdsl-mei/Makefile
+++ b/package/kernel/lantiq/ltq-vdsl-mei/Makefile
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ PKG_MD5SUM:=cf2fccc1bc72390b2aec46650abf2f20
 PKG_FIXUP:=autoreconf
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=John Crispin <blogic@openwrt.org>
 PKG_USE_MIPS16:=0
+PKG_CHECK_FORMAT_SECURITY:=0
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk