diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-core/ndctl/ndctl_v79.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-core/ndctl/ndctl_v79.bb
index 9a4bc49d12..90f6d13fdb 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-core/ndctl/ndctl_v79.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-core/ndctl/ndctl_v79.bb
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ DEPENDS = "kmod udev json-c keyutils iniparser libtraceevent libtracefs"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
-EXTRA_OEMESON += "-Ddestructive=enabled -Diniparserdir=${STAGING_INCDIR}/iniparser"
+EXTRA_OEMESON += "-Diniparserdir=${STAGING_INCDIR}/iniparser"
 
 PACKAGECONFIG ??= "tests ${@bb.utils.contains('DISTRO_FEATURES','systemd','systemd','',d)}"
 PACKAGECONFIG[systemd] = "-Dsystemd=enabled,-Dsystemd=disabled,systemd"
-PACKAGECONFIG[tests] = "-Dtest=enabled, -Dtest=disabled,"
+PACKAGECONFIG[tests] = "-Dtest=enabled -Ddestructive=enabled, -Dtest=disabled,"
 PACKAGECONFIG[docs] = "-Ddocs=enabled -Dasciidoctor=enabled,-Ddocs=disabled -Dasciidoctor=disabled, asciidoc-native"
 
 SYSTEMD_PACKAGES = "${@bb.utils.contains('DISTRO_FEATURES','systemd','${PN}','',d)}"