diff --git a/hw/kdrive/Makefile.am b/hw/kdrive/Makefile.am
index 89da28b46b..cb6e95d2b0 100644
--- a/hw/kdrive/Makefile.am
+++ b/hw/kdrive/Makefile.am
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ if KDRIVEFBDEV
 FBDEV_SUBDIRS = fbdev
 endif
 
-XSDL_SUBDIRS=@XSDL_DIRS@
+if XSDLSERVER
+XSDL_SUBDIRS=sdl
+endif
 
 SUBDIRS =			\
 	src			\