diff --git a/channels/Makefile b/channels/Makefile
index 3819e27e67..1d04f11d3c 100755
--- a/channels/Makefile
+++ b/channels/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 OSARCH=$(shell uname -s)
 
-USE_MYSQL_FRIENDS=1
+USE_MYSQL_FRIENDS=0
 
 CHANNEL_LIBS=chan_modem.so chan_iax.so chan_sip.so \
 	     chan_modem_aopen.so \