diff --git a/usr.sbin/Makefile b/usr.sbin/Makefile
index 03f69c106296..533dfa8d0ad6 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/Makefile
+++ b/usr.sbin/Makefile
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ SUBDIR+=	fdwrite
 SUBDIR+=	mtree
 .endif
 
-.if ${MK_FREEBSD_UPDATE} != "no"
+.if ${MK_FREEBSD_UPDATE} != "no" && ${MK_RCS} != "no"
 SUBDIR+=	freebsd-update
 .endif