diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4007f316e..bb502786d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ BUILD_SILK=1
 BUILD_TUNNEL=0
 BUILD_WEBRTC_AECM=1
 BUILD_OPUS=1
-BUILD_MATROSKA=1
+BUILD_MATROSKA=0
 BUILD_WEBRTC_ISAC=1
 BUILD_FOR_X86=1
 USE_JAVAH=1
diff --git a/README b/README
index aaea8890d..b9eda6cdb 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -114,4 +114,4 @@ BUILD_UPNP
 	values: 0 (don't build upnp), 1 (do build upnp), default value: 1
 
 BUILD_MATROSKA
-	values: 0 (don't build matroska and ebml), 1 (do build matroska and ebml), default value: 1
+	values: 0 (don't build matroska and ebml), 1 (do build matroska and ebml), default value: 0