diff --git a/lib/libterm/Makefile b/lib/libterm/Makefile
index ba4218bb0b31..8c0bfaa735e2 100644
--- a/lib/libterm/Makefile
+++ b/lib/libterm/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ SRCS=	termcap.c tgoto.c tputs.c
 MAN3=	termcap.0
 MLINKS=	termcap.3 tgetent.3 termcap.3 tgetflag.3 termcap.3 tgetnum.3 \
 	termcap.3 tgetstr.3 termcap.3 tgoto.3 termcap.3 tputs.3
-LINKS=	${LIBDIR}/libtermcap.a ${LIBDIR}/libtermlib.a \
-	${LIBDIR}/libtermcap_p.a ${LIBDIR}/libtermlib_p.a
+LINKS=	${LIBDIR}/libtermcap.a ${LIBDIR}/libtermlib.a
+.if !defined(NOPROFILE)
+LINKS+=	${LIBDIR}/libtermcap_p.a ${LIBDIR}/libtermlib_p.a
+.endif
 
 .include <bsd.lib.mk>
diff --git a/lib/libtermcap/Makefile b/lib/libtermcap/Makefile
index ba4218bb0b31..8c0bfaa735e2 100644
--- a/lib/libtermcap/Makefile
+++ b/lib/libtermcap/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ SRCS=	termcap.c tgoto.c tputs.c
 MAN3=	termcap.0
 MLINKS=	termcap.3 tgetent.3 termcap.3 tgetflag.3 termcap.3 tgetnum.3 \
 	termcap.3 tgetstr.3 termcap.3 tgoto.3 termcap.3 tputs.3
-LINKS=	${LIBDIR}/libtermcap.a ${LIBDIR}/libtermlib.a \
-	${LIBDIR}/libtermcap_p.a ${LIBDIR}/libtermlib_p.a
+LINKS=	${LIBDIR}/libtermcap.a ${LIBDIR}/libtermlib.a
+.if !defined(NOPROFILE)
+LINKS+=	${LIBDIR}/libtermcap_p.a ${LIBDIR}/libtermlib_p.a
+.endif
 
 .include <bsd.lib.mk>