diff --git a/usr.sbin/Makefile b/usr.sbin/Makefile
index 7ce8d98d5606..aefd93d20a97 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/Makefile
+++ b/usr.sbin/Makefile
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@ SUBDIR=	IPXrouted \
 	sliplogin \
 	slstat \
 	spray \
-	sysinstall \
 	syslogd \
 	tcpdchk \
 	tcpdmatch \
@@ -128,6 +127,10 @@ SUBDIR=	IPXrouted \
 	ypset \
 	zic
 
+.if ${MACHINE_ARCH} == ${TARGET_ARCH}
+SUBDIR+=sysinstall
+.endif
+
 .if !defined(NOLIBC_R) && ${MACHINE_ARCH} != "ia64"
 SUBDIR+=pppctl
 .endif