diff --git a/groups.d/241.native_packages_inet.group b/groups.d/241.native_packages_inet.group
index 2d67175..02c30b8 100644
--- a/groups.d/241.native_packages_inet.group
+++ b/groups.d/241.native_packages_inet.group
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ mutt_cv_regex_broken=no"};
 : ${PKG_OPENSMTPD_URL:=https://www.opensmtpd.org/archives/opensmtpd-${PKG_OPENSMTPD_VERSION}.tar.gz}
 : ${PKG_OPENSMTPD_CONFIGURE_ARGS_EXTRA:="--with-maildir=/var/mail --with-libz=${PREFIX_NATIVE} --with-libevent=${PREFIX_NATIVE}"};
 : ${PKG_OPENSMTPD_IN_TREE:=1};
+: ${PKG_OPENSMTPD_DISABLED:=1};
 : ${PKG_OPENSSH_DEPENDS:="libedit libressl libz libmd"};
 : ${PKG_OPENSSH_SHA256SUM:=e9baba7701a76a51f3d85a62c383a3c9dcd97fa900b859bc7db114c1868af8a8};
 : ${PKG_OPENSSH_VERSION:=9.3p1};