diff --git a/usr.sbin/mailwrapper/Makefile b/usr.sbin/mailwrapper/Makefile
index 1db3325a9b6e..f67e77539c0d 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/mailwrapper/Makefile
+++ b/usr.sbin/mailwrapper/Makefile
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ DPADD=	${LIBUTIL}
 LDADD=	-lutil
 .endif
 
+.if !defined(NO_MAILWRAPPER) || !defined(NO_SENDMAIL)
 SYMLINKS= 	${BINDIR}/mailwrapper /usr/sbin/sendmail  \
 		${BINDIR}/mailwrapper /usr/sbin/hoststat  \
 		${BINDIR}/mailwrapper /usr/sbin/purgestat \
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ SYMLINKS= 	${BINDIR}/mailwrapper /usr/sbin/sendmail  \
 .if defined(NO_MAILWRAPPER) && !defined(NO_SENDMAIL)
 SYMLINKS+=	/usr/libexec/sendmail/sendmail ${BINDIR}/mailwrapper
 .endif
+.endif
 
 afterinstall:
 .if !defined(NO_MAILWRAPPER)