diff --git a/sbin/Makefile b/sbin/Makefile
index 7eb497e3e3dd..69cf51a83e26 100644
--- a/sbin/Makefile
+++ b/sbin/Makefile
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ SUBDIR=adjkerntz \
 	nfsiod \
 	nos-tun \
 	pfilctl \
-	ping \
 	rcorder \
 	reboot \
 	recoverdisk \
@@ -68,6 +67,10 @@ SUBDIR=adjkerntz \
 	tunefs \
 	umount
 
+.if ${MK_INET} != "no" || ${MK_INET6} != "no"
+SUBDIR+=	ping
+.endif
+
 SUBDIR.${MK_CCD}+=	ccdconfig
 SUBDIR.${MK_CXX}+=	devd
 SUBDIR.${MK_HAST}+=	hastctl
diff --git a/sbin/ping/main.c b/sbin/ping/main.c
index c021e2c26b14..1d0b714f1480 100644
--- a/sbin/ping/main.c
+++ b/sbin/ping/main.c
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ __FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
 #define	OPTSTR PING4OPTS
 #elif defined(INET6)
 #define	OPTSTR PING6OPTS
+#else
+#error At least one of INET and INET6 is required
 #endif
 
 int