diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 23d90e38e104ee2d937c9184a2cbee99dd70e719..dc0f3cb96526adb93a0291e5470113e5740b5df3 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ AC_ARG_WITH([profiler],
       [use cpu profiler library or specify the directory with lib @<:@yes/no@:>@]
    )],
    [with_profiler="$withval"],
-   [with_profiler="yes"]
+   [with_profiler="no"]
 )
 if test "x$with_profiler" != "xno"; then
    if test "x$with_profiler" != "xyes" -a "x$with_profiler" != "x"; then