diff --git a/security/beecrypt/beecrypt.conf b/security/beecrypt/beecrypt.conf
index 7c5b32880..c730bbfdb 100644
--- a/security/beecrypt/beecrypt.conf
+++ b/security/beecrypt/beecrypt.conf
@@ -24,3 +24,7 @@ fi
 if ! pkginstalled -f icu4c; then
 	var_append extraconfopt ' ' "--without-cplusplus"
 fi
+
+if ! pkginstalled -f python; then
+	var_append extraconfopt ' ' "--without-python"
+fi