diff --git a/m4.include/vfs/mc-vfs-undelfs.m4 b/m4.include/vfs/mc-vfs-undelfs.m4
index 9ed2029c6..5027e7ddb 100644
--- a/m4.include/vfs/mc-vfs-undelfs.m4
+++ b/m4.include/vfs/mc-vfs-undelfs.m4
@@ -48,7 +48,10 @@ dnl
 AC_DEFUN([AC_MC_VFS_UNDELFS],
 [
     AC_ARG_ENABLE([vfs-undelfs],
-		    AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-vfs-undelfs], [Support for ext2 undelete filesystem]))
+	AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-vfs-undelfs], [Support for ext2 undelete filesystem [[no]]]),
+	[enable_vfs_undelfs="$enableval"],
+	[enable_vfs_undelfs="no"]
+    )
 
     if test x"$enable_vfs" != x"no" -a x"$enable_vfs_undelfs" != x"no"; then
 	MC_UNDELFS_CHECKS