diff --git a/lib/Makefile b/lib/Makefile
index cdfb30d0d266..9b64d7d95e1c 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile
+++ b/lib/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ SUBDIR=csu/${MACHINE}
 .endif
 
 # XXX MISSING:		libplot
-SUBDIR+=libc libcompat libcom_err libcurses libdisk libedit \
+SUBDIR+=libalias libc libcompat libcom_err libcurses libdisk libedit \
 	libf2c libftpio libgnumalloc libipx libkvm libmd libmytinfo \
 	libncurses libopie libpcap libresolv librpcsvc \
 	libscsi libskey libss libtermcap libutil libxpg4 liby libz