diff --git a/gnu/lib/Makefile b/gnu/lib/Makefile
index 80039e2f3a96..6750403d66c5 100644
--- a/gnu/lib/Makefile
+++ b/gnu/lib/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,11 @@
 
 .include <bsd.own.mk>
 
-SUBDIR= csu libgcc libgcov libdialog libgomp libregex libreadline libssp
+SUBDIR= csu libgcc libgcov libdialog libgomp libregex libreadline
+
+.if ${MK_SSP} != "no"
+SUBDIR+= libssp
+.endif
 
 # libsupc++ uses libstdc++ headers, although 'make includes' should
 # have taken care of that already.