diff --git a/scripts/build/configure/termux_step_configure_autotools.sh b/scripts/build/configure/termux_step_configure_autotools.sh
index a33d153c0..0e2225db1 100644
--- a/scripts/build/configure/termux_step_configure_autotools.sh
+++ b/scripts/build/configure/termux_step_configure_autotools.sh
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ termux_step_configure_autotools() {
 	AVOID_GNULIB+=" ac_cv_func_chown_works=yes"
 	AVOID_GNULIB+=" ac_cv_func_getgroups_works=yes"
 	AVOID_GNULIB+=" ac_cv_func_malloc_0_nonnull=yes"
+	AVOID_GNULIB+=" ac_cv_func_posix_spawn=no"
 	AVOID_GNULIB+=" ac_cv_func_realloc_0_nonnull=yes"
 	AVOID_GNULIB+=" am_cv_func_working_getline=yes"
 	AVOID_GNULIB+=" gl_cv_func_dup2_works=yes"