diff --git a/opal/mca/pmix/pmix3x/configure.m4 b/opal/mca/pmix/pmix3x/configure.m4
index 66375c8353..7a6d9fdf84 100644
--- a/opal/mca/pmix/pmix3x/configure.m4
+++ b/opal/mca/pmix/pmix3x/configure.m4
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ AC_DEFUN([MCA_opal_pmix_pmix3x_CONFIG],[
 
     AC_ARG_ENABLE([pmix3-dstore],
                   [AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-pmix3-dstore],
-                                  [Enable PMIx shared memory data store (default: enabled)])])
+                                  [Enable PMIx shared memory data store (default: disabled)])])
     AC_MSG_CHECKING([if PMIx3 shared memory data store is enabled])
-    if test "$enable_pmix3_dstore" != "no"; then
+    if test "$enable_pmix3_dstore" == "yes"; then
         AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
         opal_pmix_pmix3x_sm_flag=--enable-dstore
     else