diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index a3e88630e..aafd40fb6 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -521,12 +521,12 @@ CFLAGS="$SAVECFLAGS"
 
 # --enable-dap => enable-dap4
 enable_dap4=$enable_dap
-# Default is to do the short remote tests.
+# Default is to not do the short remote tests.
 AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether dap remote testing should be enabled (default off)])
 AC_ARG_ENABLE([dap-remote-tests],
               [AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-dap-remote-tests],
                                  [enable dap remote tests])])
-test "x$enable_dap_remote_tests" = xno || enable_dap_remote_tests=yes
+test "x$enable_dap_remote_tests" = xyes || enable_dap_remote_tests=no
 if test "x$enable_dap" = "xno" ; then
   enable_dap_remote_tests=no
 fi