diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 51ce9a164..8718abce9 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -834,7 +834,7 @@ AM_CONDITIONAL([BUILD_RSA], [test "x$ENABLED_RSA" = "xyes"])
 AC_ARG_ENABLE([dh],
     [  --enable-dh             Enable DH (default: disabled)],
     [ ENABLED_DH=$enableval ],
-    [ ENABLED_DH=no ]
+    [ ENABLED_DH=yes ]
     )
 
 if test "$ENABLED_DH" = "no"