diff --git a/meta/recipes-connectivity/connman/connman.inc b/meta/recipes-connectivity/connman/connman.inc
index 8b27cfb0d4..f2da8d9d74 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-connectivity/connman/connman.inc
+++ b/meta/recipes-connectivity/connman/connman.inc
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ DEPENDS  = "dbus glib-2.0 ppp iptables gnutls \
             ofono \
             "
 
+TIST = "--enable-tist"
+TIST_powerpc = ""
+
 EXTRA_OECONF += "\
     ac_cv_path_WPASUPPLICANT=${sbindir}/wpa_supplicant \
     ac_cv_path_PPPD=${sbindir}/pppd \
@@ -28,8 +31,8 @@ EXTRA_OECONF += "\
     --enable-threads \
     --enable-loopback \
     --enable-ethernet \
-    ${@base_contains('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'wifi','--enable-wifi --enable-tist', '--disable-wifi', d)} \
-    ${@base_contains('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'bluetooth','--enable-bluetooth --enable-tist', '--disable-bluetooth', d)} \
+    ${@base_contains('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'wifi','--enable-wifi ${TIST}', '--disable-wifi', d)} \
+    ${@base_contains('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'bluetooth','--enable-bluetooth ${TIST}', '--disable-bluetooth', d)} \
     --enable-dnsproxy \
     --enable-ofono \
     --enable-tools \