diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 55e403caab..0938474bb1 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -977,10 +977,9 @@ EFL_LIB_END([Eina])
 EFL_LIB_START([Eina_Cxx])
 
 EFL_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_11([ext])
-want_cxx11="yes"
 AC_ARG_ENABLE([cxx-bindings],
-   [AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-cxx-bindings],[disable C++11 bindings. @<:@default=enabled@:>@])],
-   [want_cxx11="${enableval}"])
+   [AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-cxx-bindings],[enable C++11 bindings. @<:@default=disabledd@:>@])],
+   [want_cxx11="${enableval}"], [want_cxx11="no"])
 
 if test "x${HAVE_CXX11}" = "x1" -a "x${want_cxx11}" = "xyes"; then
   have_cxx11="yes"