diff --git a/package/libs/polarssl/Makefile b/package/libs/polarssl/Makefile
index 4b4acdb7900..6c7a8ef376b 100644
--- a/package/libs/polarssl/Makefile
+++ b/package/libs/polarssl/Makefile
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 PKG_NAME:=polarssl
 PKG_VERSION:=1.2.8
 PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_USE_MIPS16:=0
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION)-gpl.tgz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://polarssl.org/code/releases