diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-connectivity/paho-mqtt-cpp/paho-mqtt-cpp_1.4.1.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-connectivity/paho-mqtt-cpp/paho-mqtt-cpp_1.4.1.bb
index d2fbc3a34c..6f2efcda50 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-connectivity/paho-mqtt-cpp/paho-mqtt-cpp_1.4.1.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-connectivity/paho-mqtt-cpp/paho-mqtt-cpp_1.4.1.bb
@@ -22,4 +22,4 @@ S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
 inherit cmake
 
-EXTRA_OECMAKE += "-DPAHO_WITH_SSL=ON -DPAHO_WITH_MQTT_C=ON -DPAHO_BUILD_EXAMPLES=OFF"
+EXTRA_OECMAKE += "-DPAHO_WITH_SSL=ON -DPAHO_BUILD_EXAMPLES=OFF"