diff --git a/libexec/Makefile b/libexec/Makefile
index 61f76e3da986..aa3f26f0f252 100644
--- a/libexec/Makefile
+++ b/libexec/Makefile
@@ -38,10 +38,10 @@ SUBDIR+=named-xfer
 SUBDIR+=mail.local smrsh
 .endif
 
-
 .if defined(RELEASEDIR) || \
-    (!exists(${.CURDIR}/../secure) && !exists(${.CURDIR}/../kerberosIV)) || \
-    defined(NOCRYPT) || (defined(NOSECURE) && !defined(MAKE_KERBEROS4))
+    (!exists(${.CURDIR}/../secure) && !exists(${.CURDIR}/../kerberos5)) || \
+    defined(NOCRYPT) || \
+    (defined(NOSECURE) && !defined(MAKE_KERBEROS5))
 # make release needs both
 SUBDIR+=telnetd
 .endif
diff --git a/usr.bin/Makefile b/usr.bin/Makefile
index ea43e5505663..a4d76321282e 100644
--- a/usr.bin/Makefile
+++ b/usr.bin/Makefile
@@ -217,9 +217,10 @@ SUBDIR=	alias \
 	ypwhich
 
 .if defined(RELEASEDIR) || \
-    (!exists(${.CURDIR}/../kerberosIV) && !exists(${.CURDIR}/../secure)) || \
-    defined(NOCRYPT) || (defined(NOSECURE) && !defined(MAKE_KERBEROS4))
-# Releases need both this non-crypt telnet and the crypt telnet.
+    (!exists(${.CURDIR}/../secure) && !exists(${.CURDIR}/../kerberos5)) || \
+    defined(NOCRYPT) || \
+    (defined(NOSECURE) && !defined(MAKE_KERBEROS5))
+# make release needs both
 SUBDIR+=telnet
 .endif