diff --git a/meson.options b/meson.options
index bebdff4..41c5d6e 100644
--- a/meson.options
+++ b/meson.options
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-option('oe-sdk', type: 'feature', description: 'ENABLE OE SDK FOR OPENPOWER VPD PARSER')
+option('oe-sdk', type: 'feature', value : 'disabled', description: 'ENABLE OE SDK FOR OPENPOWER VPD PARSER')
 option('tests', type: 'feature', value : 'enabled', description: 'Build tests')
 option('FRU_YAML',type: 'string', value: 'writefru.yaml',  description: 'YAML STRING')
 option('PROP_YAML',type: 'string', value: 'extra-properties-example.yaml',  description: 'YAML PROPERTY')
diff --git a/vpd-manager/meson.options b/vpd-manager/meson.options
index 87ee61b..92afa55 100644
--- a/vpd-manager/meson.options
+++ b/vpd-manager/meson.options
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 option('BUSNAME', type : 'string', value : 'com.ibm.VPD.Manager', description : 'BUS NAME FOR THE SERVICE')
 option('OBJPATH', type : 'string', value : '/com/ibm/VPD/Manager', description : 'OBJECT PATH FOR THE SERVICE')
 option('IFACE', type : 'string', value : 'com.ibm.VPD.Manager', description : 'INTERFACE NAME')
-option('oe-sdk', type : 'feature', description : 'ENABLE OE SDK FOR VPD KEYWORD EDITOR')
+option('oe-sdk', type : 'feature', value : 'disabled', description : 'ENABLE OE SDK FOR VPD KEYWORD EDITOR')
 option('INVENTORY_JSON', type : 'string', value : '/var/lib/vpd/vpd_inventory.json', description : 'PATH TO INVENTORY JSON FILE')