diff --git a/config/opal_configure_options.m4 b/config/opal_configure_options.m4
index 7274b8487e..f55bf091ea 100644
--- a/config/opal_configure_options.m4
+++ b/config/opal_configure_options.m4
@@ -346,8 +346,8 @@ AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([OPAL_ENABLE_FT], [0],
                    [Enable fault tolerance general components and logic])
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([OPAL_ENABLE_FT_CR], [0],
                    [Enable fault tolerance checkpoint/restart components and logic])
-AM_CONDITIONAL(WANT_FT, 0)
-AM_CONDITIONAL(WANT_FT_CR, 0)
+AM_CONDITIONAL(WANT_FT, /bin/false)
+AM_CONDITIONAL(WANT_FT_CR, /bin/false)
 
 #
 # Do we want to install binaries?