diff --git a/gnu/lib/Makefile b/gnu/lib/Makefile
index e2accacdcf34..006a4842b4c4 100644
--- a/gnu/lib/Makefile
+++ b/gnu/lib/Makefile
@@ -1,17 +1,21 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 
 SUBDIR= csu libdialog libgcc libgcc_r libgmp libmp libregex libreadline
 
+.if !defined(NOLIBC_R)
+SUBDIR+= libgcc_r
+.endif
+
 .if !defined(NO_CXX)
 SUBDIR+= libstdc++
 .endif
 
 .if !defined(NO_OBJC)
 SUBDIR+= libobjc
 .endif
 
 .if !defined(NO_FORTRAN)
 SUBDIR+= libg2c
 .endif
 
 .include <bsd.subdir.mk>