diff --git a/mail/dovecot/Makefile b/mail/dovecot/Makefile
index 6f2f77fbf..cc639dd15 100644
--- a/mail/dovecot/Makefile
+++ b/mail/dovecot/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (C) 2006-2008 OpenWrt.org
+# Copyright (C) 2006-2009 OpenWrt.org
 #
 # This is free software, licensed under the GNU General Public License v2.
 # See /LICENSE for more information.
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ define Build/Configure
 	);
 	$(call Build/Configure/Default, \
 		--without-gssapi \
+		--without-pam \
 		--with-moduledir=/usr/lib/dovecot/modules \
 		--with-notify=dnotify \
 		, \