diff --git a/configure b/configure
index d91b6581c..c885a9f58 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -5978,7 +5978,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 
-   if true ; then
+   if false ; then
 
 $as_echo "#define USE_LIBSOXR 1" >>confdefs.h
 
diff --git a/m4/audacity_checklib_libsoxr.m4 b/m4/audacity_checklib_libsoxr.m4
index 437bd018e..645524756 100644
--- a/m4/audacity_checklib_libsoxr.m4
+++ b/m4/audacity_checklib_libsoxr.m4
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([AUDACITY_CHECKLIB_LIBSOXR], [
                LIBSOXR_ARGUMENT=$withval,
                LIBSOXR_ARGUMENT="unspecified")
 
-   if true ; then
+   if false ; then
       AC_DEFINE(USE_LIBSOXR, 1,
                 [Define if libsoxr support should be enabled])
    fi