diff --git a/share/Makefile b/share/Makefile
index d79d7a4261ea..9340954473b9 100644
--- a/share/Makefile
+++ b/share/Makefile
@@ -3,9 +3,14 @@
 
 # Do not include `info' in the SUBDIR list, it is handled separately.
 
-SUBDIR= colldef dict examples man me misc mk mklocale monetdef \
+SUBDIR= colldef dict examples man me misc mk monetdef \
 	msgdef numericdef skel syscons tabset termcap timedef zoneinfo
 
+
+.if ${MACHINE_ARCH} != "sparc64"
+SUBDIR+= mklocale
+.endif
+
 .if !defined(NO_SHAREDOCS)
 SUBDIR+= doc
 .endif