diff --git a/config_help.txt b/config_help.txt
index c15083cc548..ece83a2c9ad 100644
--- a/config_help.txt
+++ b/config_help.txt
@@ -187,8 +187,8 @@ Third Party Libraries:
  +  -openssl ............. Enable run-time OpenSSL support.
     -openssl-linked ...... Enabled linked OpenSSL support.
 
-    -no-libproxy ......... Do not compile support for libproxy
- +  -libproxy ............ Use libproxy from the operating system.
+ *  -no-libproxy ......... Do not compile support for libproxy
+    -libproxy ............ Use libproxy from the operating system.
 
     -qt-pcre ............. Use the PCRE library bundled with Qt.
  +  -system-pcre ......... Use the PCRE library from the operating system.
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index a9f3e0ab650..a624b66225b 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -719,7 +719,7 @@ CFG_GLIB=auto
 CFG_GTK=auto
 CFG_LARGEFILE=yes
 CFG_OPENSSL=auto
-CFG_LIBPROXY=auto
+CFG_LIBPROXY=no
 CFG_SECURETRANSPORT=auto
 CFG_PRECOMPILE=auto
 CFG_LTCG=no
diff --git a/tools/configure/configureapp.cpp b/tools/configure/configureapp.cpp
index 73eef1e4bda..d82f641d66c 100644
--- a/tools/configure/configureapp.cpp
+++ b/tools/configure/configureapp.cpp
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ Configure::Configure(int& argc, char** argv) : verbose(0)
     dictionary[ "OPENGL_ES_2" ]     = "yes";
     dictionary[ "SSL" ]             = "auto";
     dictionary[ "OPENSSL" ]         = "auto";
-    dictionary[ "LIBPROXY" ]        = "auto";
+    dictionary[ "LIBPROXY" ]        = "no";
     dictionary[ "DBUS" ]            = "auto";
 
     dictionary[ "STYLE_WINDOWS" ]   = "yes";