diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index 984ed8fd59..baefdc3bd3 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -197,63 +197,6 @@ set -x # Print commands from now on
     --extra-cflags="-DXBOX=1 ${build_cflags} ${sys_cflags} ${CFLAGS}" \
     --extra-ldflags="${sys_ldflags}" \
     --target-list=i386-softmmu \
-    --enable-trace-backends="nop" \
-    --enable-sdl \
-    --enable-opengl \
-    --disable-curl \
-    --disable-vnc \
-    --disable-vnc-sasl \
-    --disable-docs \
-    --disable-tools \
-    --disable-guest-agent \
-    --disable-tpm \
-    --disable-live-block-migration \
-    --disable-rdma \
-    --disable-replication \
-    --disable-capstone \
-    --disable-fdt \
-    --disable-libiscsi \
-    --disable-spice \
-    --disable-user \
-    --disable-stack-protector \
-    --disable-glusterfs \
-    --disable-gtk \
-    --disable-curses \
-    --disable-gnutls \
-    --disable-nettle \
-    --disable-gcrypt \
-    --disable-crypto-afalg \
-    --disable-virglrenderer \
-    --disable-vhost-net \
-    --disable-vhost-crypto \
-    --disable-vhost-vsock \
-    --disable-vhost-user \
-    --disable-virtfs \
-    --disable-snappy \
-    --disable-bzip2 \
-    --disable-vde \
-    --disable-libxml2 \
-    --disable-seccomp \
-    --disable-numa \
-    --disable-lzo \
-    --disable-smartcard \
-    --disable-usb-redir \
-    --disable-bochs \
-    --disable-cloop \
-    --disable-dmg \
-    --disable-vdi \
-    --disable-vvfat \
-    --disable-qcow1 \
-    --disable-qed \
-    --disable-parallels \
-    --disable-sheepdog \
-    --without-default-devices \
-    --disable-blobs \
-    --disable-kvm \
-    --disable-xen \
-    --disable-hax \
-    --disable-hvf \
-    --disable-whpx \
     ${opts} \
     "$@"
 
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 18d95fa5a6..76ba1354c7 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ unset target_list_exclude
 # Distributions want to ensure that several features are compiled in, and it
 # is impossible without a --enable-foo that exits if a feature is not found.
 
-default_feature=""
+default_feature="no"
 # parse CC options second
 for opt do
   optarg=$(expr "x$opt" : 'x[^=]*=\(.*\)')
@@ -313,34 +313,36 @@ for opt do
   esac
 done
 
-brlapi="auto"
-curl="auto"
-iconv="auto"
-curses="auto"
-docs="auto"
-fdt="auto"
+auto="disabled"
+
+brlapi="$auto"
+curl="$auto"
+iconv="$auto"
+curses="$auto"
+docs="$auto"
+fdt="$auto"
 netmap="no"
-sdl="auto"
-sdl_image="auto"
+sdl="enabled"
+sdl_image="$auto"
 coreaudio="auto"
-virtiofsd="auto"
-virtfs="auto"
-libudev="auto"
-mpath="auto"
-vnc="enabled"
-sparse="auto"
+virtiofsd="$auto"
+virtfs="$auto"
+libudev="$auto"
+mpath="$auto"
+vnc="disabled"
+sparse="$auto"
 vde="$default_feature"
-vnc_sasl="auto"
-vnc_jpeg="auto"
-vnc_png="auto"
-xkbcommon="auto"
+vnc_sasl="$auto"
+vnc_jpeg="$auto"
+vnc_png="$auto"
+xkbcommon="$auto"
 xen="$default_feature"
 xen_ctrl_version="$default_feature"
-xen_pci_passthrough="auto"
+xen_pci_passthrough="$auto"
 linux_aio="$default_feature"
 linux_io_uring="$default_feature"
-cap_ng="auto"
-attr="auto"
+cap_ng="$auto"
+attr="$auto"
 xfs="$default_feature"
 tcg="enabled"
 membarrier="$default_feature"
@@ -349,12 +351,12 @@ vhost_crypto="$default_feature"
 vhost_scsi="$default_feature"
 vhost_vsock="$default_feature"
 vhost_user="no"
-vhost_user_blk_server="auto"
+vhost_user_blk_server="$auto"
 vhost_user_fs="$default_feature"
-kvm="auto"
-hax="auto"
-hvf="auto"
-whpx="auto"
+kvm="$auto"
+hax="$auto"
+hvf="$auto"
+whpx="$auto"
 rdma="$default_feature"
 pvrdma="$default_feature"
 gprof="no"
@@ -380,7 +382,7 @@ bsd="no"
 linux="no"
 solaris="no"
 profiler="no"
-cocoa="auto"
+cocoa="$auto"
 softmmu="yes"
 linux_user="no"
 bsd_user="no"
@@ -388,41 +390,41 @@ blobs="true"
 pkgversion=""
 pie=""
 qom_cast_debug="yes"
-trace_backends="log"
+trace_backends="nop"
 trace_file="trace"
 spice="$default_feature"
-rbd="auto"
+rbd="$auto"
 smartcard="$default_feature"
-u2f="auto"
+u2f="$auto"
 libusb="$default_feature"
 usb_redir="$default_feature"
-opengl="$default_feature"
+opengl="yes"
 cpuid_h="no"
 avx2_opt="$default_feature"
-capstone="auto"
-lzo="auto"
-snappy="auto"
-bzip2="auto"
-lzfse="auto"
-zstd="auto"
+capstone="$auto"
+lzo="$auto"
+snappy="$auto"
+bzip2="$auto"
+lzfse="$auto"
+zstd="$auto"
 guest_agent="$default_feature"
 guest_agent_with_vss="no"
 guest_agent_ntddscsi="no"
-guest_agent_msi="auto"
+guest_agent_msi="$auto"
 vss_win32_sdk="$default_feature"
 win_sdk="no"
 want_tools="$default_feature"
-libiscsi="auto"
-libnfs="auto"
+libiscsi="$auto"
+libnfs="$auto"
 coroutine=""
-coroutine_pool="$default_feature"
+coroutine_pool="yes"
 debug_stack_usage="no"
 crypto_afalg="no"
 cfi="false"
 cfi_debug="false"
-seccomp="auto"
-glusterfs="auto"
-gtk="auto"
+seccomp="$auto"
+glusterfs="$auto"
+gtk="$auto"
 tls_priority="NORMAL"
 gnutls="$default_feature"
 nettle="$default_feature"
@@ -453,7 +455,7 @@ sheepdog="no"
 libxml2="$default_feature"
 debug_mutex="no"
 libpmem="$default_feature"
-default_devices="true"
+default_devices="false"
 plugins="no"
 fuzzing="no"
 rng_none="no"
@@ -462,10 +464,10 @@ libdaxctl="$default_feature"
 meson=""
 ninja=""
 skip_meson=no
-gettext="auto"
-fuse="auto"
-fuse_lseek="auto"
-multiprocess="auto"
+gettext="$auto"
+fuse="$auto"
+fuse_lseek="$auto"
+multiprocess="$auto"
 
 malloc_trim="auto"
 gio="$default_feature"