diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/start-stop-daemon/start-stop-daemon_1.16.0.2.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/start-stop-daemon/start-stop-daemon_1.16.0.2.bb
index 82e5d8a15c..c232474a05 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/start-stop-daemon/start-stop-daemon_1.16.0.2.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/start-stop-daemon/start-stop-daemon_1.16.0.2.bb
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ S = "${WORKDIR}/dpkg-${PV}"
 EXTRA_OECONF = " \
     --with-start-stop-daemon \
     --without-bz2 \
-    --without-deselect \
     --without-install-info \
     --without-selinux \
     --without-update-alternatives \