diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index fa5a12070..f97978fe5 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -244,8 +244,8 @@ AM_CONDITIONAL(LIBDWARF,[test "$WITH_LIBDWARF" = yes])
 
 #=================
 # Check for beecrypt library if requested.
-AC_ARG_WITH(beecrypt, [  --with-beecrypt         build with beecrypt support ],,[with_beecrypt=yes])
-AC_ARG_WITH(internal_beecrypt, [  --with-internal-beecrypt build with internal beecrypt library ],,[with_internal_beecrypt=yes])
+AC_ARG_WITH(beecrypt, [  --with-beecrypt         build with beecrypt support ],,[with_beecrypt=no])
+AC_ARG_WITH(internal_beecrypt, [  --with-internal-beecrypt build with internal beecrypt library ],,[with_internal_beecrypt=no])
 AM_CONDITIONAL([WITH_INTERNAL_BEECRYPT],[test "$with_internal_beecrypt" = yes])
 if test "$with_internal_beecrypt" = yes ; then
   with_beecrypt=yes