diff --git a/dpdkbuild/Makefile b/dpdkbuild/Makefile
index cf4607ce4..d7a37975e 100644
--- a/dpdkbuild/Makefile
+++ b/dpdkbuild/Makefile
@@ -24,8 +24,11 @@ DPDK_OPTS += --buildtype=debug
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_LTO),y)
+# dpdk complains about compiler not supporting fat LTO objects when clang is in use so don't enable it in such a instance
+ifneq ($(CC_TYPE),clang)
 DPDK_OPTS += -Db_lto=true
 endif
+endif
 
 # the drivers we use
 DPDK_DRIVERS = bus bus/pci bus/vdev mempool/ring