diff --git a/package/leafnode2/leafnode2.mk b/package/leafnode2/leafnode2.mk
index 566aaf3d55..8c44071209 100644
--- a/package/leafnode2/leafnode2.mk
+++ b/package/leafnode2/leafnode2.mk
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@ LEAFNODE2_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING COPYING.LGPL
 LEAFNODE2_DEPENDENCIES = host-pcre pcre
 LEAFNODE2_AUTORECONF = YES
 
+# pod2man doesn't work when cross compiling
+define LEAFNODE2_DISABLE_POD2MAN
+	$(SED) 's/GENERATED_MANS=lsmac.1/GENERATED_MANS=/' $(@D)/Makefile.am
+endef
+LEAFNODE2_POST_PATCH_HOOKS += LEAFNODE2_DISABLE_POD2MAN
+
 LEAFNODE2_CONF_ENV = \
 	PCRECONFIG="$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/bin/pcre-config"