diff --git a/package/net-tools/net-tools.mk b/package/net-tools/net-tools.mk
index 344abee8b3..e208a78e71 100644
--- a/package/net-tools/net-tools.mk
+++ b/package/net-tools/net-tools.mk
@@ -32,7 +32,17 @@ define NET_TOOLS_ENABLE_IPV6
 	$(SED) 's:_AFINET6 0:_AFINET6 1:' $(@D)/config.h
 endef
 
-NET_TOOLS_POST_CONFIGURE_HOOKS += NET_TOOLS_ENABLE_I18N NET_TOOLS_ENABLE_IPV6
+ifeq ($(BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_7_1),y)
+define NET_TOOLS_DISABLE_ROSE
+	$(SED) 's:HAVE_AFROSE 1:HAVE_AFROSE 0:' \
+	-e 's:HAVE_HWROSE 1:HAVE_HWROSE 0:' $(@D)/config.h
+endef
+endif
+
+NET_TOOLS_POST_CONFIGURE_HOOKS += \
+	NET_TOOLS_DISABLE_ROSE \
+	NET_TOOLS_ENABLE_I18N \
+	NET_TOOLS_ENABLE_IPV6
 
 define NET_TOOLS_BUILD_CMDS
 	$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \