diff --git a/mail/dovecot/dovecot.conf b/mail/dovecot/dovecot.conf
index 85e4df944..6c39ab1aa 100644
--- a/mail/dovecot/dovecot.conf
+++ b/mail/dovecot/dovecot.conf
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 var_append confopt ' ' "--enable-header-install"
 
 # package/option mappings for auto-configuration
-pkg_dovecot_options="openldap:ldap postgresql:pgsql mysql sqlite"
+pkg_dovecot_options="openldap:ldap=plugin postgresql:pgsql mysql sqlite"
 
 # automatic feature selection according to the package/option mappings
 pkg_dovecot_autoconfig() {