diff --git a/package/mpd/mpd.mk b/package/mpd/mpd.mk
index d73072a439..b599e320e0 100644
--- a/package/mpd/mpd.mk
+++ b/package/mpd/mpd.mk
@@ -285,8 +285,10 @@ else
 MPD_CONF_OPTS += -Dsqlite=disabled
 endif
 
-ifneq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_MPD_TCP),y)
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_MPD_TCP),y)
 MPD_CONF_OPTS += -Dtcp=true
+else
+MPD_CONF_OPTS += -Dtcp=false
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_MPD_TREMOR),y)