diff --git a/share/Makefile b/share/Makefile
index de8644f63e1f..7ced978e2bea 100644
--- a/share/Makefile
+++ b/share/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 #	@(#)Makefile	8.1 (Berkeley) 6/5/93
 
-SUBDIR= dict doc examples info man me misc mk skel syscons \
+SUBDIR= dict doc examples info man me misc mk skel \
 	tabset termcap timedef zoneinfo
 
+.if ${MACHINE_ARCH} == "i386"
+SUBDIR+= syscons
+.endif
+
 .include <bsd.subdir.mk>