diff --git a/debianutils/Config.in b/debianutils/Config.in
index 50ccac8..f1b73b6 100644
--- a/debianutils/Config.in
+++ b/debianutils/Config.in
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 
 config START_STOP_DAEMON
 	bool "start-stop-daemon"
-	default y
+	default n
 	help
 	  start-stop-daemon is used to control the creation and
 	  termination of system-level processes, usually the ones
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 
 config FEATURE_START_STOP_DAEMON_FANCY
 	bool "Support additional arguments"
-	default y
+	default n
 	depends on START_STOP_DAEMON
 	help
 	  Support additional arguments.