diff --git a/meta/recipes-extended/iputils/iputils_s20161105.bb b/meta/recipes-extended/iputils/iputils_s20161105.bb
index dda891c7f7..0125739b03 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-extended/iputils/iputils_s20161105.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-extended/iputils/iputils_s20161105.bb
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ UPSTREAM_CHECK_GITTAGREGEX = "(?P<pver>s\d+)"
 
 EXTRA_OEMAKE = "-e MAKEFLAGS="
 
-PACKAGECONFIG ?= "libidn"
+PACKAGECONFIG ?= ""
 PACKAGECONFIG[libidn] = "USE_IDN=yes,USE_IDN=no,libidn"
 
 do_compile () {