diff --git a/package/bullet/bullet.mk b/package/bullet/bullet.mk
index 6ed4da859f..01931b58a8 100644
--- a/package/bullet/bullet.mk
+++ b/package/bullet/bullet.mk
@@ -10,11 +10,10 @@ BULLET_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 BULLET_LICENSE = Zlib
 BULLET_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE.txt
 
-# Disable demos apps and unit tests.
-# Disable Bullet3 library.
-BULLET_CONF_OPTS = -DBUILD_UNIT_TESTS=OFF \
-	-DBUILD_BULLET2_DEMOS=OFF \
-	-DBUILD_BULLET3=OFF
+# Disable unit tests.
+# Don't disable demos apps and Bullet3 library to avoid a build failure:
+# https://github.com/bulletphysics/bullet3/issues/3143
+BULLET_CONF_OPTS = -DBUILD_UNIT_TESTS=OFF
 
 # extras needs dlfcn.h and NPTL (pthread_barrier_init)
 ifeq ($(BR2_STATIC_LIBS):$(BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS_NPTL),:y)