diff --git a/package/zeromq/zeromq.mk b/package/zeromq/zeromq.mk
index 137fad1a66..f1a1f02f9e 100644
--- a/package/zeromq/zeromq.mk
+++ b/package/zeromq/zeromq.mk
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 ZEROMQ_VERSION = 4.3.5
 ZEROMQ_SITE = https://github.com/zeromq/libzmq/releases/download/v$(ZEROMQ_VERSION)
 ZEROMQ_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
-ZEROMQ_CONF_OPTS = --disable-Werror --without-documentation
+ZEROMQ_CONF_OPTS = --disable-perf --disable-Werror --without-documentation
 ZEROMQ_LICENSE = MPL-2.0
 ZEROMQ_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE
 ZEROMQ_CPE_ID_VENDOR = zeromq