diff --git a/lib/bind/lwres/Makefile b/lib/bind/lwres/Makefile
index f8dafdf285c1..a284df0c1c2f 100644
--- a/lib/bind/lwres/Makefile
+++ b/lib/bind/lwres/Makefile
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ LIB_BIND_REL=	..
 LIB_BIND_DIR=	${.CURDIR}/${LIB_BIND_REL}
 SRCDIR=		${BIND_DIR}/lib/lwres
 
+# Unlike other BIND libs, this should be installed unless the user says NO.
+.if !defined(NO_BIND_LIBS_LWRES)
+WITH_BIND_LIBS=	YES
+.endif
+
 .include	"${LIB_BIND_DIR}/config.mk"
 
 LIB=		lwres
@@ -22,14 +27,7 @@ CFLAGS+=	-I${.CURDIR}
 DPADD=		${PTHREAD_DPADD}
 LDADD=		${PTHREAD_LDADD}
 
-# Unlike other BIND libs, this should be installed unless the user says NO.
-.if !defined(NO_BIND)
-.if !defined(NO_BIND_LIBS_LWRES)
-.undef INTERNALLIB
-
-SHLIB_MAJOR=	${LIBINTERFACE}
-SHLIB_MINOR=	${LIBINTERFACE}
-
+.if defined(WITH_BIND_LIBS)
 INCS=		${SRCDIR}/include/lwres/context.h \
 		${SRCDIR}/include/lwres/int.h \
 		${SRCDIR}/include/lwres/ipv6.h \
@@ -46,6 +44,5 @@ INCS=		${SRCDIR}/include/lwres/context.h \
 
 INCSDIR=	${INCLUDEDIR}/lwres
 .endif
-.endif
 
 .include <bsd.lib.mk>