diff --git a/libraries/esp8266/library.properties b/libraries/esp8266/library.properties
index 6e1cc8ade..4c879f66a 100644
--- a/libraries/esp8266/library.properties
+++ b/libraries/esp8266/library.properties
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ paragraph=
 category=Other
 url=
 architectures=esp8266
-dot_a_linkage=true
+dot_a_linkage=false