diff --git a/tools/build/mk/OptionalObsoleteFiles.inc b/tools/build/mk/OptionalObsoleteFiles.inc
index 1de16c86ed6d..ab99fd95076a 100644
--- a/tools/build/mk/OptionalObsoleteFiles.inc
+++ b/tools/build/mk/OptionalObsoleteFiles.inc
@@ -1722,7 +1722,9 @@ OLD_FILES+=usr/share/man/man8/unstr.8.gz
 .endif
 
 .if ${MK_GCC} == no
+.if ${MK_ELFTOOLCHAIN_TOOLS} == no
 OLD_FILES+=usr/bin/c++filt
+.endif
 OLD_FILES+=usr/bin/g++
 OLD_FILES+=usr/bin/gcc
 OLD_FILES+=usr/bin/gcov