diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index c9f019210..234cf21b2 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(linux_apm, AC_HELP_STRING([--disable-linux-apm], [Disable building
 
 dnl DDXes.
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(xorg,    	      AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-xorg], [Build Xorg server (default: auto)]), [XORG=$enableval], [XORG=auto])
-AC_ARG_ENABLE(dmx,    	      AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-dmx], [Build DMX server (default: auto)]), [DMX=$enableval], [DMX=auto])
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(dmx,    	      AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-dmx], [Build DMX server (default: auto)]), [DMX=$enableval], [DMX=no])
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(xvfb,    	      AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-xvfb], [Build Xvfb server (default: yes)]), [XVFB=$enableval], [XVFB=yes])
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(xnest,   	      AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-xnest], [Build Xnest server (default: auto)]), [XNEST=$enableval], [XNEST=auto])
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(xquartz,        AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-xquartz], [Build Xquartz server for OS-X (default: auto)]), [XQUARTZ=$enableval], [XQUARTZ=auto])