diff --git a/package/matchbox-common/matchbox-common.mk b/package/matchbox-common/matchbox-common.mk
index da6bec7135..038dd5943d 100644
--- a/package/matchbox-common/matchbox-common.mk
+++ b/package/matchbox-common/matchbox-common.mk
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ MATCHBOX_COMMON_DEPENDENCIES = matchbox-lib
 
 ifeq ($(strip $(BR2_PACKAGE_MATCHBOX_COMMON_PDA)),y)
 MATCHBOX_COMMON_CONF_OPTS += --enable-pda-folders
+else
+MATCHBOX_COMMON_CONF_OPTS += --disable-pda-folders
 endif
 
 $(eval $(autotools-package))