diff --git a/libselinux/Makefile b/libselinux/Makefile
index 41d836c9..cec2943b 100644
--- a/libselinux/Makefile
+++ b/libselinux/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 SUBDIRS = src include utils man
 
 DISABLE_SETRANS ?= n
-DISABLE_RPM ?= n
+DISABLE_RPM ?= y
 ifeq ($(DISABLE_RPM),y)
 	DISABLE_FLAGS+= -DDISABLE_RPM
 endif