diff --git a/media-sound/audacity/audacity-3.1.3.recipe b/media-sound/audacity/audacity-3.1.3.recipe
index c5b2ec889..c03a020c3 100644
--- a/media-sound/audacity/audacity-3.1.3.recipe
+++ b/media-sound/audacity/audacity-3.1.3.recipe
@@ -100,7 +100,8 @@ BUILD()
 		$cmakeDirArgs \
 		-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
 		-Daudacity_conan_enabled=Off \
-		-Daudacity_use_pch=no
+		-Daudacity_use_pch=no \
+		-Daudacity_use_vst=no
 	cmake --build build $jobArgs
 }