diff --git a/package/open-plc-utils/open-plc-utils.mk b/package/open-plc-utils/open-plc-utils.mk
index e7c5a6f4f0..61badcd29f 100644
--- a/package/open-plc-utils/open-plc-utils.mk
+++ b/package/open-plc-utils/open-plc-utils.mk
@@ -11,8 +11,12 @@ OPEN_PLC_UTILS_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE
 
 # We unfortunately can't use TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS, as it would
 # override the package CFLAGS, LDFLAGS and CXXFLAGS definitions.
+#
+# Yes, we're passing __UCLIBC__ in EXTRA_CFLAGS, as it fixes a build
+# issue for non-uClibc toolchains. It is the very crappy solution
+# suggested at https://github.com/qca/open-plc-utils/issues/36.
 define OPEN_PLC_UTILS_BUILD_CMDS
-	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) CROSS=$(TARGET_CROSS) -C $(@D)
+	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) CROSS=$(TARGET_CROSS) EXTRA_CFLAGS="-D__UCLIBC__" -C $(@D)
 endef
 
 define OPEN_PLC_UTILS_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS