diff --git a/wscript b/wscript
index 75bdf20e6e..18920e3dd9 100644
--- a/wscript
+++ b/wscript
@@ -533,9 +533,11 @@ def configure(cfg):
     cfg.start_msg('Scripting')
     if cfg.options.disable_scripting:
         cfg.end_msg('disabled', color='YELLOW')
-    else:
+    elif cfg.options.enable_scripting:
         cfg.end_msg('enabled')
-        cfg.recurse('libraries/AP_Scripting')
+    else:
+        cfg.end_msg('maybe')
+    cfg.recurse('libraries/AP_Scripting')
 
     cfg.recurse('libraries/AP_GPS')