diff --git a/package/qt6/qt6tools/qt6tools.mk b/package/qt6/qt6tools/qt6tools.mk
index a818cd7abc..fd32b3352a 100644
--- a/package/qt6/qt6tools/qt6tools.mk
+++ b/package/qt6/qt6tools/qt6tools.mk
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ QT6TOOLS_CONF_OPTS = \
 	-DQT_BUILD_EXAMPLES=OFF \
 	-DQT_BUILD_TESTS=OFF
 
+# Disable clang support in qt6tools for now, as version 17 is needed:
+# https://code.qt.io/cgit/qt/qttools.git/tree/.cmake.conf?h=6.8.1
+QT6TOOLS_CONF_OPTS += -DFEATURE_clang=OFF
+
 QT6TOOLS_DEPENDENCIES = \
 	qt6base \
 	host-qt6tools
@@ -50,6 +54,10 @@ HOST_QT6TOOLS_CONF_OPTS = \
 	-DQT_BUILD_EXAMPLES=OFF \
 	-DQT_BUILD_TESTS=OFF
 
+# Disable clang support in qt6tools for now, as version 17 is needed:
+# https://code.qt.io/cgit/qt/qttools.git/tree/.cmake.conf?h=6.8.1
+HOST_QT6TOOLS_CONF_OPTS += -DFEATURE_clang=OFF
+
 HOST_QT6TOOLS_DEPENDENCIES = host-qt6base
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_QT6TOOLS_LINGUIST_TOOLS),y)