diff --git a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-linux.yml b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-linux.yml
index 93973712..423ab07a 100644
--- a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-linux.yml
+++ b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-linux.yml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ script: |
   install -s paycoin-qt $BINDIR
 
   cd src
-  make -f makefile.unix STATIC=1 $MAKEOPTS paycoind USE_UPNP=1 BDB_INCLUDE_PATH=$STAGING/include BDB_LIB_PATH=$STAGING/lib BOOST_LIB_SUFFIX=-mt DEBUGFLAGS=
+  make -f makefile.unix STATIC=1 $MAKEOPTS paycoind BDB_INCLUDE_PATH=$STAGING/include BDB_LIB_PATH=$STAGING/lib BOOST_LIB_SUFFIX=-mt DEBUGFLAGS=
   install -s paycoind $BINDIR
 
   # sort distribution tar file and normalize user/group/mtime information for deterministic output
diff --git a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-win.yml b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-win.yml
index 1d95bee7..33af19b7 100644
--- a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-win.yml
+++ b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-win.yml
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ script: |
     cp -f release/paycoin.exe $BINDIR/
 
     cd src
-    make -f makefile.linux-mingw $MAKEOPTS HOST=$HOST DEPSDIR=$STAGING paycoind.exe USE_UPNP=1 DEBUGFLAGS="-frandom-seed=paycoin"
+    make -f makefile.linux-mingw $MAKEOPTS HOST=$HOST DEPSDIR=$STAGING paycoind.exe DEBUGFLAGS="-frandom-seed=paycoin"
     ${HOST}-strip paycoind.exe
     cp -f paycoind.exe $BINDIR/
 
diff --git a/paycoin-qt.pro b/paycoin-qt.pro
index 8a4314d0..bdffb8bb 100644
--- a/paycoin-qt.pro
+++ b/paycoin-qt.pro
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ contains(USE_QRCODE, 1) {
     LIBS += -lqrencode
 }
 
-# use: qmake "USE_UPNP=1" ( enabled by default; default)
-#  or: qmake "USE_UPNP=0" (disabled by default)
+# use: qmake "USE_UPNP=1" ( enabled by default)
+#  or: qmake "USE_UPNP=0" (disabled by default; default)
 #  or: qmake "USE_UPNP=-" (not supported)
 # miniupnpc (http://miniupnp.free.fr/files/) must be installed for support
 contains(USE_UPNP, -) {
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ contains(USE_UPNP, -) {
 } else {
     message(Building with UPNP support)
     count(USE_UPNP, 0) {
-        USE_UPNP=1
+        USE_UPNP=0
     }
     DEFINES += USE_UPNP=$$USE_UPNP STATICLIB
     INCLUDEPATH += $$MINIUPNPC_INCLUDE_PATH