diff --git a/SuperBuild/CMake/External_gdal.cmake b/SuperBuild/CMake/External_gdal.cmake
index 8bf7ccea6084bd9387b0b6743e6ad79607642186..d6c60d91f2cd1728fc277b6888ecd57c3b7093bc 100644
--- a/SuperBuild/CMake/External_gdal.cmake
+++ b/SuperBuild/CMake/External_gdal.cmake
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ if(UNIX)
     --with-pg=no
     --with-webp=no
     --with-threads=yes
+    --with-freexl=no
     ${GDAL_SB_CONFIG}
     ${GDAL_SB_EXTRA_OPTIONS}
     )