diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/opensc/opensc_0.27.1.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/opensc/opensc_0.27.1.bb
index 70406513ad..fdcf003842 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/opensc/opensc_0.27.1.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/opensc/opensc_0.27.1.bb
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ CVE_STATUS[CVE-2024-8443] = "fixed-version: this is fixed since 0.26.0"
 inherit autotools pkgconfig bash-completion
 
 EXTRA_OECONF = " \
-    --disable-ctapi \
     --disable-doc \
     --disable-static \
     --disable-strict \
@@ -39,6 +38,7 @@ PACKAGECONFIG[openct] = "--enable-openct,--disable-openct,openct"
 PACKAGECONFIG[pcsc] = "--enable-pcsc,--disable-pcsc,pcsc-lite,pcsc-lite pcsc-lite-lib"
 PACKAGECONFIG[readline] = "--enable-readline,--disable-readline,readline"
 PACKAGECONFIG[notify] = "--enable-notify,--disable-notify,glib-2.0"
+PACKAGECONFIG[ctapi] = "--enable-ctapi,--disable-ctapi"
 
 FILES:${PN} += "\
     ${libdir}/opensc-pkcs11.so \