diff --git a/impl/src/main/java/com/sun/faces/config/ConfigureListener.java b/impl/src/main/java/com/sun/faces/config/ConfigureListener.java
index 684baa88bb..7775923b4c 100644
--- a/impl/src/main/java/com/sun/faces/config/ConfigureListener.java
+++ b/impl/src/main/java/com/sun/faces/config/ConfigureListener.java
@@ -150,8 +150,11 @@ public void contextInitialized(ServletContextEvent servletContextEvent) {
             }
         }
 
-        if (webXmlProcessor.isDistributablePresent()) {
-            webConfig.setOptionEnabled(WebConfiguration.BooleanWebContextInitParameter.EnableDistributable, true);
+        // Do not override if already defined
+        if (!webConfig.isSet(WebConfiguration.BooleanWebContextInitParameter.EnableDistributable)) {
+            webConfig.setOptionEnabled(WebConfiguration.BooleanWebContextInitParameter.EnableDistributable, webXmlProcessor.isDistributablePresent());
+        }
+        if (webConfig.isOptionEnabled(WebConfiguration.BooleanWebContextInitParameter.EnableDistributable)) {
             servletContext.setAttribute(WebConfiguration.BooleanWebContextInitParameter.EnableDistributable.getQualifiedName(), TRUE);
         }