diff --git a/bin/Makefile.inc b/bin/Makefile.inc
index ef37f0391fcf..108488faf84e 100644
--- a/bin/Makefile.inc
+++ b/bin/Makefile.inc
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@
 BINDIR?=	/bin
 WARNS?=		6
 
-.if defined(NO_DYNAMICROOT) || ${MACHINE_ARCH} == "ia64"
+.if defined(NO_DYNAMICROOT)
 NOSHARED?=	YES
 .endif
diff --git a/sbin/Makefile.inc b/sbin/Makefile.inc
index b6450e7f49a2..7a1ebd074544 100644
--- a/sbin/Makefile.inc
+++ b/sbin/Makefile.inc
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@
 BINDIR?=	/sbin
 WARNS?=	2
 
-.if defined(NO_DYNAMICROOT) || ${MACHINE_ARCH} == "ia64"
+.if defined(NO_DYNAMICROOT)
 NOSHARED?=	YES
 .endif