diff --git a/gnu/lib/Makefile b/gnu/lib/Makefile
index 25255514261c..e4f793e13aad 100644
--- a/gnu/lib/Makefile
+++ b/gnu/lib/Makefile
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@ SUBDIR=
 SUBDIR.${MK_DIALOG}+=	libdialog
 SUBDIR.${MK_TESTS}+=	tests
 
-.if ${MK_GNU_GREP} != "no" || ${MK_GNU_GREP_COMPAT} != "no" || \
-    ${MK_GDB} != "no"
+.if ${MK_GNU_GREP} != "no" || ${MK_GDB} != "no"
 SUBDIR+=		libregex
 .endif