diff --git a/cde/config/cf/DragonFly.cf b/cde/config/cf/DragonFly.cf
index 5f45c053c..8a5b287f8 100644
--- a/cde/config/cf/DragonFly.cf
+++ b/cde/config/cf/DragonFly.cf
@@ -190,8 +190,10 @@ XCOMM operating system:  OSName (OSMajorVersion./**/OSMinorVersion) (OSRelVersio
 # define HasZlib                 YES
 #endif
 
-#ifndef HasPam
-# define HasPam                  YES
+#ifndef HasPamLibrary
+XCOMM See https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=253073
+XCOMM to enable pam support
+# define HasPamLibrary           NO
 #endif
 
 /* Take from FreeBSD */
diff --git a/cde/config/cf/FreeBSD.cf b/cde/config/cf/FreeBSD.cf
index 48ac23c73..77eace491 100644
--- a/cde/config/cf/FreeBSD.cf
+++ b/cde/config/cf/FreeBSD.cf
@@ -248,7 +248,9 @@ ICONVSYSLIB != if test -f /usr/local/include/iconv.h; then echo -liconv; else ec
 #define CDESharedRev		2
 
 #if !defined(HasPamLibrary)
-#define HasPamLibrary YES
+XCOMM See https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=253073
+XCOMM to enable pam support
+#define HasPamLibrary NO
 #endif
 
 #if !defined(PamAuthenticationModule)