diff --git a/network/gq/gq.conf b/network/gq/gq.conf
index b35b9d395..e9c711878 100644
--- a/network/gq/gq.conf
+++ b/network/gq/gq.conf
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 # This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
 #
 # Filename: package/.../gq/gq.conf
+# Copyright (C) 2010 The OpenSDE Project
 # Copyright (C) 2004 - 2006 The T2 SDE Project
 #
 # More information can be found in the files COPYING and README.
@@ -13,3 +14,6 @@
 # --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-END ---
 pkgprefix -t openldap
 var_append extraconfopt ' ' "--with-ldap-prefix=/$( pkgprefix openldap )"
+
+# do not update mime database to avoid shared files
+var_append extraconfopt ' ' "--disable-update-mimedb"