diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 7222106ef..444dd4c04 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1579,8 +1579,8 @@ AC_SUBST(XORGCONFIG_DEP_LIBS)
 
 dnl xorgcfg GUI configuration utility
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(xorgcfg, AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-xorgcfg], 
-	[Build xorgcfg GUI configuration utility (default: yes)]),
-	[XORGCFG=$enableval],[XORGCFG=yes])
+	[Build xorgcfg GUI configuration utility (default: no)]),
+	[XORGCFG=$enableval],[XORGCFG=no])
 if test x$XORGCFG = xyes ; then
 	PKG_CHECK_MODULES([XORGCFG_DEP], 
 	    [xkbui >= 1.0.2 xkbfile xxf86misc xxf86vm xaw7 xmu xt xpm xext x11])