diff --git a/autoconf_share/lofar_pvss.m4 b/autoconf_share/lofar_pvss.m4
index 4d68466b42495f3beaa92b831c7c42bef3d973db..9d12e0a516ab43a2476dfb128bc8f31570157f46 100644
--- a/autoconf_share/lofar_pvss.m4
+++ b/autoconf_share/lofar_pvss.m4
@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@ if test "$with_pvss" != "no"; then
     CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS $PVSS_CXXFLAGS"
     LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS $PVSS_LDFLAGS"
     LIBS="$LIBS $PVSS_LIBS"
+
+    enable_pvss=yes
 ]
 dnl
     AC_SUBST(CPPFLAGS)dnl