diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 91ce69dc..76ec5676 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(shm,
 
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(spell,
 [  --enable-spell=type     enable spelling type: none static libsexy gtkspell],
-		  spell=$enableval, spell=libsexy)
+		  spell=$enableval, spell=static)
 
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(ntlm,
 [  --enable-ntlm           enable Microsoft's NTLM auth (libntlm) library support (default: no)],