diff --git a/packages/x11/other/fluxbox/package.mk b/packages/x11/other/fluxbox/package.mk
index 78452c909d..7340e8bb0e 100644
--- a/packages/x11/other/fluxbox/package.mk
+++ b/packages/x11/other/fluxbox/package.mk
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_TARGET="ac_cv_func_realloc_0_nonnull=yes \
                            --disable-toolbar \
                            --disable-slit \
                            --disable-systray \
-                           --disable-ewmh
+                           --enable-ewmh
                            --disable-remember \
                            --disable-regexp \
                            --disable-debug \