diff --git a/ikiwiki.setup b/ikiwiki.setup
index dc103454d8..ad641dc418 100644
--- a/ikiwiki.setup
+++ b/ikiwiki.setup
@@ -63,8 +63,7 @@ add_plugins:
 - notifyemail
 - trail
 - search
-# plugins to disable
-disable_plugins:
+disable_plugins: []
 # additional directory to search for template files
 templatedir: /usr/share/ikiwiki/templates
 # base wiki source location