diff --git a/secure/libexec/Makefile b/secure/libexec/Makefile
index b28962e62a3d..c5992e6bcf53 100644
--- a/secure/libexec/Makefile
+++ b/secure/libexec/Makefile
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 .if !defined(NOCRYPT) && !defined(MAKE_KERBEROS4) && !defined(NO_OPENSSL)
 SUBDIR= telnetd
 .endif
-SUBDIR+= sftp-server
+.if !defined(NO_OPENSSL) && !defined(NO_OPENSSH)
+SUBDIR+=sftp-server
+.endif
 
 .include <bsd.subdir.mk>