diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 3561690..761365c 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE([sonicart],
        yes) sonicart=true ;;
        no)  sonicart=false ;;
        *) AC_MSG_ERROR([bad value ${enableval} for --enable-sonicart]) ;;
-     esac],[sonicart=true])
+     esac],[sonicart=false])
      
 echo "sonicart=${sonicart}"