diff --git a/net/dnsdist/Makefile b/net/dnsdist/Makefile
index 4de4db904..7db34b683 100644
--- a/net/dnsdist/Makefile
+++ b/net/dnsdist/Makefile
@@ -135,7 +135,6 @@ DISABLE_NLS:=
 TARGET_CXX+=-std=c++17
 
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+= \
-	--enable-option-checking=fatal \
 	--with-pic \
 	--with-lua=lua \
 	$(if $(CONFIG_DNSDIST_SODIUM),--enable-dnscrypt --with-libsodium,--disable-dnscrypt --without-libsodium) \
diff --git a/net/pdns-recursor/Makefile b/net/pdns-recursor/Makefile
index 2f6067482..827333c46 100644
--- a/net/pdns-recursor/Makefile
+++ b/net/pdns-recursor/Makefile
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ endef
 DISABLE_NLS:=
 
 CONFIGURE_ARGS += \
-	--enable-option-checking=fatal \
 	--sysconfdir=/etc/powerdns \
 	--with-lua=lua \
 	--without-libcap \