diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 826288e5fdf..4f25199e67f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ OPTION(WITH_IMAGE_TIFF          "Enable LibTIFF Support" ON)
 OPTION(WITH_IMAGE_DDS           "Enable DDS Image Support" ON)
 OPTION(WITH_IMAGE_CINEON        "Enable CINEON and DPX Image Support" ON)
 OPTION(WITH_IMAGE_HDR           "Enable HDR Image Support" ON)
-OPTION(WITH_IMAGE_REDCODE       "Enable RedCode Image Support" ON)
+OPTION(WITH_IMAGE_REDCODE       "Enable RedCode Image Support" OFF)
 
 # Audio/Video format support
 OPTION(WITH_CODEC_FFMPEG        "Enable FFMPeg Support (http://ffmpeg.mplayerhq.hu)" OFF)
diff --git a/build_files/scons/config/freebsd7-config.py b/build_files/scons/config/freebsd7-config.py
index 46b27a99597..a24537fa3c1 100644
--- a/build_files/scons/config/freebsd7-config.py
+++ b/build_files/scons/config/freebsd7-config.py
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ BF_FFTW3_INC = '${BF_FFTW3}/include'
 BF_FFTW3_LIB = 'fftw3'
 BF_FFTW3_LIBPATH = '${BF_FFTW3}/lib'
 
-WITH_BF_REDCODE = True  
+WITH_BF_REDCODE = False
 BF_REDCODE = '#extern/libredcode'
 BF_REDCODE_LIB = ''
 # BF_REDCODE_INC = '${BF_REDCODE}/include'
diff --git a/build_files/scons/config/freebsd8-config.py b/build_files/scons/config/freebsd8-config.py
index 901d22daefc..505deaf409b 100644
--- a/build_files/scons/config/freebsd8-config.py
+++ b/build_files/scons/config/freebsd8-config.py
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ BF_FFTW3_INC = '${BF_FFTW3}/include'
 BF_FFTW3_LIB = 'fftw3'
 BF_FFTW3_LIBPATH = '${BF_FFTW3}/lib'
 
-WITH_BF_REDCODE = True  
+WITH_BF_REDCODE = False
 BF_REDCODE = '#extern/libredcode'
 BF_REDCODE_LIB = ''
 # BF_REDCODE_INC = '${BF_REDCODE}/include'
diff --git a/build_files/scons/config/freebsd9-config.py b/build_files/scons/config/freebsd9-config.py
index 88b44e8c1ed..a857f2925a2 100644
--- a/build_files/scons/config/freebsd9-config.py
+++ b/build_files/scons/config/freebsd9-config.py
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ BF_FFTW3_INC = '${BF_FFTW3}/include'
 BF_FFTW3_LIB = 'fftw3'
 BF_FFTW3_LIBPATH = '${BF_FFTW3}/lib'
 
-WITH_BF_REDCODE = True  
+WITH_BF_REDCODE = False
 BF_REDCODE = '#extern/libredcode'
 BF_REDCODE_LIB = ''
 # BF_REDCODE_INC = '${BF_REDCODE}/include'