diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 45713ba..ccb1172 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ def build_extensions(self):
                 "--disable-auto-ptr",
                 "--enable-allcxxplugins",
                 "--enable-cgal-header-only",
+                "--enable-cgal",
                 f"--with-cgaldir={cgal_dir}",
                 "--enable-swig",
                 "--enable-pyext",