diff --git a/dev-python/matplotlib/matplotlib-3.3.3.ebuild b/dev-python/matplotlib/matplotlib-3.3.3.ebuild
index d3fa270b2d589..1f794c1502693 100644
--- a/dev-python/matplotlib/matplotlib-3.3.3.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/matplotlib/matplotlib-3.3.3.ebuild
@@ -201,6 +201,7 @@ python_configure() {
 		agg = True
 		gtk = False
 		gtkagg = False
+		macosx = False
 		pyside = False
 		pysideagg = False
 		qt4 = False