diff --git a/package/efl/efl.mk b/package/efl/efl.mk
index 6dc38b1626..b8c4a506ad 100644
--- a/package/efl/efl.mk
+++ b/package/efl/efl.mk
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ EFL_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf host-efl host-luajit dbus freetype \
 # elua=true: build elua for the target.
 # sdl=false: disable sdl2 support.
 # embedded-lz4=false: use liblz4 from lz4 package.
+# native-arch-optimization=false: avoid optimization flags added by meson.
 # network-backend=none: disable connman networkmanager.
 EFL_CONF_OPTS = \
 	-Davahi=false \
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ EFL_CONF_OPTS = \
 	-Delua=true \
 	-Dembedded-lz4=false \
 	-Dlua-interpreter=luajit \
+	-Dnative-arch-optimization=false \
 	-Dnetwork-backend=none \
 	-Dpixman=false \
 	-Dsdl=false \