diff --git a/package/pkg-cmake.mk b/package/pkg-cmake.mk
index 3c5d4fe26..c8735efaa 100644
--- a/package/pkg-cmake.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-cmake.mk
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ define $(2)_CONFIGURE_CMDS
 		-DCMAKE_C_FLAGS="$$(HOST_CFLAGS)" \
 		-DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="$$(HOST_CXXFLAGS)" \
 		-DCMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS="$$(HOST_LDFLAGS)" \
+		-DCMAKE_COLOR_MAKEFILE=OFF \
 		-DBUILD_DOC=OFF \
 		-DBUILD_DOCS=OFF \
 		-DBUILD_EXAMPLE=OFF \