diff --git a/SPECS/rpm.spec b/SPECS/rpm.spec
index 5a527c6..bbc41ed 100644
--- a/SPECS/rpm.spec
+++ b/SPECS/rpm.spec
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 # build with libarchive? (needed for rpm2archive)
 %bcond_without libarchive
 # build with libimaevm.so
-%bcond_with libimaevm
+%bcond_without libimaevm
 # build with libfsverity.so
 %bcond_without libfsverity
 # build with new db format