diff --git a/lib/Makefile b/lib/Makefile
index cb4ad8e7f0c1..4827e3ad478d 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile
+++ b/lib/Makefile
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ _csu=csu/${MACHINE_ARCH}
 _csu=csu
 .endif
 
-.if !defined(NOLIBC_R) && ${MACHINE_ARCH} != ia64 && ${MACHINE_ARCH} != sparc64
+.if !defined(NOLIBC_R) && ${MACHINE_ARCH} != ia64
 _libc_r=	libc_r
 .endif