diff --git a/core/config.mk b/core/config.mk
index d1124a1..f04fefb 100644
--- a/core/config.mk
+++ b/core/config.mk
@@ -202,6 +202,11 @@
 JAVA_TMPDIR_ARG :=
 endif
 
+# Default to remove the org.apache.http.legacy from bootclasspath
+ifeq ($(REMOVE_OAHL_FROM_BCP),)
+REMOVE_OAHL_FROM_BCP := true
+endif
+
 # ###############################################################
 # Include sub-configuration files
 # ###############################################################