diff --git a/net/pdns-recursor/Makefile b/net/pdns-recursor/Makefile
index 2f6067482..827333c46 100644
--- a/net/pdns-recursor/Makefile
+++ b/net/pdns-recursor/Makefile
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ endef
 DISABLE_NLS:=
 
 CONFIGURE_ARGS += \
-	--enable-option-checking=fatal \
 	--sysconfdir=/etc/powerdns \
 	--with-lua=lua \
 	--without-libcap \