diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index f40a5bb..e342408 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -12,17 +12,18 @@ import os
 
 def pre_install():
     """Do the custom compiling of the bluepy-helper executable from the makefile"""
-    try:
-        print("Working dir is " + os.getcwd())
-        for cmd in [ "make -C ./bluepy clean", "make -C bluepy -j1" ]:
-            print("execute " + cmd)
-            msgs = subprocess.check_output(shlex.split(cmd), stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
-    except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
-        print("Failed to compile bluepy-helper. Exiting install.")
-        print("Command was " + repr(cmd) + " in " + os.getcwd())
-        print("Return code was %d" % e.returncode)
-        print("Output was:\n%s" % e.output)
-        sys.exit(1)
+    ### make will be called by OpenWrt with cross-toolchain flags explicitly
+    #try:
+    #    print("Working dir is " + os.getcwd())
+    #    for cmd in [ "make -C ./bluepy clean", "make -C bluepy -j1" ]:
+    #        print("execute " + cmd)
+    #        msgs = subprocess.check_output(shlex.split(cmd), stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
+    #except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
+    #    print("Failed to compile bluepy-helper. Exiting install.")
+    #    print("Command was " + repr(cmd) + " in " + os.getcwd())
+    #    print("Return code was %d" % e.returncode)
+    #    print("Output was:\n%s" % e.output)
+    #    sys.exit(1)
 
 def post_install():
     """Post installation tasks"""