diff --git a/legacy/evas/m4/evas_check_loader.m4 b/legacy/evas/m4/evas_check_loader.m4
index c0112948a7..e30d2c0c50 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/m4/evas_check_loader.m4
+++ b/legacy/evas/m4/evas_check_loader.m4
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether to enable Eet font loader])
 AC_MSG_RESULT([${want_loader}])
 
 if test "x$want_loader" = "xyes" -o "x$want_loader" = "xauto"; then
-    PKG_CHECK_MODULES([EET], [eet >= 1.0.1], [have_evas_font_loader_eet="yes"], [have_evas_font_loader_eet="yes"])
+    PKG_CHECK_MODULES([EET], [eet >= 1.0.1], [have_evas_font_loader_eet="yes"], [have_evas_font_loader_eet="no"])
 fi
 
 if test "x${have_evas_font_loader_eet}" = "xno" -a "x$want_loader" = "xyes" -a "x$use_strict" = "xyes" ; then