diff --git a/usr.sbin/ngctl/Makefile b/usr.sbin/ngctl/Makefile
index bd936997e8af..96bbcae024c4 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/ngctl/Makefile
+++ b/usr.sbin/ngctl/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ SRCS=	main.c mkpeer.c config.c connect.c dot.c name.c show.c list.c \
 	msg.c debug.c shutdown.c rmhook.c status.c types.c write.c
 WARNS?=	3
 
-.if defined(RELEASE_CRUNCH)
+.if defined(RELEASE_CRUNCH) || defined(NO_LIBPTHREAD)
 NGCTL_NO_LIBEDIT=
 .endif