diff --git a/contrib/fedora/rpm/NetworkManager.spec b/contrib/fedora/rpm/NetworkManager.spec
index cc952f213e..32587a188b 100644
--- a/contrib/fedora/rpm/NetworkManager.spec
+++ b/contrib/fedora/rpm/NetworkManager.spec
@@ -621,14 +621,10 @@ Preferably use nmcli instead.
 %endif
 %if %{with wifi}
 	-Dwifi=true \
-%if 0%{?fedora}
-	-Dwext=true \
-%else
-	-Dwext=false \
-%endif
 %else
 	-Dwifi=false \
 %endif
+	-Dwext=false \
 %if %{with iwd}
 	-Diwd=true \
 %else
diff --git a/contrib/fedora/rpm/configure-for-system.sh b/contrib/fedora/rpm/configure-for-system.sh
index 62999b11b5..58daed4ef5 100755
--- a/contrib/fedora/rpm/configure-for-system.sh
+++ b/contrib/fedora/rpm/configure-for-system.sh
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ meson setup\
     -Db_lto="$(bool_true "$P_LTO")" \
     -Dlibaudit=yes-disabled-by-default \
     -Dmodem_manager="$(bool_true "$P_MODEM_MANAGER_1")" \
-    $(args_enable "$P_WIFI"                    -Dwifi=true  -Dwext="$(bool_true "$P_FEDORA")") \
+    $(args_enable "$P_WIFI"                    -Dwifi=true  -Dwext=false) \
     $(args_enable "$(bool_not_true "$P_WIFI")" -Dwifi=false                                  ) \
     -Diwd="$(bool_true "$P_IWD")" \
     -Dbluez5_dun="$(bool_true "$P_BLUETOOTH")" \