diff --git a/lib/Kconfig b/lib/Kconfig
index 00ac650e74..710deb7a63 100644
--- a/lib/Kconfig
+++ b/lib/Kconfig
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ config PANIC_HANG
 
 config REGEX
 	bool "Enable regular expression support"
+	default n if ARCH_SUNXI
 	default y if NET
 	help
 	  If this variable is defined, U-Boot is linked against the