diff --git a/usr.sbin/Makefile b/usr.sbin/Makefile
index 070446f3d2d8..afb8a99cc5bd 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/Makefile
+++ b/usr.sbin/Makefile
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@ SUBDIR=	IPXrouted \
 	sliplogin \
 	slstat \
 	spray \
-	sysinstall \
 	syslogd \
 	tcpdchk \
 	tcpdmatch \
@@ -123,6 +122,10 @@ SUBDIR=	IPXrouted \
 	ypset \
 	zic
 
+.if ${MACHINE_ARCH} != "ia64" && ${MACHINE_ARCH} != "sparc64"
+SUBDIR+=sysinstall
+.endif
+
 .if !defined(NO_IPFILTER)
 SUBDIR+=ipftest \
 	ipresend \