diff --git a/Source/CPack/WiX/cmCPackWIXGenerator.cxx b/Source/CPack/WiX/cmCPackWIXGenerator.cxx
index 6f25e50ba..d5246db43 100644
--- a/Source/CPack/WiX/cmCPackWIXGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/CPack/WiX/cmCPackWIXGenerator.cxx
@@ -482,6 +482,7 @@ bool cmCPackWIXGenerator::CreateWiXSourceFiles()
   featureDefinitions.BeginElement("Feature");
   featureDefinitions.AddAttribute("Id", "ProductFeature");
   featureDefinitions.AddAttribute("Display", "expand");
+  featureDefinitions.AddAttribute("Absent", "disallow");
   featureDefinitions.AddAttribute("ConfigurableDirectory", "INSTALL_ROOT");
 
   std::string cpackPackageName;