diff --git a/package/batman-adv/batman-adv.mk b/package/batman-adv/batman-adv.mk
index bfa573643d..2de92d6543 100644
--- a/package/batman-adv/batman-adv.mk
+++ b/package/batman-adv/batman-adv.mk
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ BATMAN_ADV_MODULE_MAKE_OPTS = \
 	CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_BLA=y \
 	CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_DAT=y \
 	CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_MCAST=y \
-	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_BATMAN_ADV_BATMAN_V), CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_BATMAN_V=y) \
-	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_BATMAN_ADV_DEBUG), CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_DEBUG=y) \
-	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_BATMAN_ADV_NC), CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_NC=y)
+	CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_BATMAN_V=$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_BATMAN_ADV_BATMAN_V),y,n) \
+	CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_DEBUG=$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_BATMAN_ADV_DEBUG),y,n) \
+	CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_NC=$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_BATMAN_ADV_NC),y,n)
 
 BATMAN_ADV_MODULE_SUBDIRS = net/batman-adv