diff --git a/package/libs/uclibc++/Makefile b/package/libs/uclibc++/Makefile
index 15c2bce54b..38e8a99f9f 100644
--- a/package/libs/uclibc++/Makefile
+++ b/package/libs/uclibc++/Makefile
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ PKG_MD5SUM:=394c119363dd8b469fb898442a6764b8
 
 PKG_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/uClibc++-$(PKG_VERSION)
 PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
+PKG_USE_MIPS16:=0
 
 PKG_INSTALL:=1