diff --git a/package/vlc/vlc.mk b/package/vlc/vlc.mk
index e6d0dedd93..a9ee62015a 100644
--- a/package/vlc/vlc.mk
+++ b/package/vlc/vlc.mk
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ VLC_CONF_OPT += \
 	--disable-projectm \
 	--disable-vsxu \
 	--disable-mtp \
-	--without-opencv
+	--disable-opencv
 
 # Building static and shared doesn't work, so force static off.
 ifeq ($(BR2_PREFER_STATIC_LIB),)