diff --git a/configs/common/packages.yaml b/configs/common/packages.yaml
index 76336d57e..fdde16d64 100644
--- a/configs/common/packages.yaml
+++ b/configs/common/packages.yaml
@@ -122,7 +122,8 @@
     libpng:
       require: '@1.6.37 +pic'
     mapl:
-      require: '@2.40.3 +shared +pflogger ~f2py'
+      require: '@2.40.3 +shared ~f2py'
+      variants: '+pfloggers'
     # If making changes here, also check the Discover site configs and the CI workflows
     met:
       require: '@11.1.0 +python +grib2'