diff --git a/retroshare.pri b/retroshare.pri
index e60f8fad4..487635ce7 100644
--- a/retroshare.pri
+++ b/retroshare.pri
@@ -67,10 +67,9 @@ retroshare_qml_app:CONFIG -= no_retroshare_qml_app
 CONFIG *= retroshare_service
 retroshare_service:CONFIG -= no_retroshare_service
 
-# To disable libresapi append the following assignation to qmake command line
+# To enable libresapi (deprecated) append the following assignation to qmake command line
 CONFIG+=no_libresapi
-#CONFIG *= libresapi
-no_libresapi:CONFIG -= libresapi
+libresapi:CONFIG -= no_libresapi
 
 # To enable libresapi via local socket (unix domain socket or windows named
 # pipes) append the following assignation to qmake command line