diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6afb108a640..9e837e3e024 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-#	$Id: Makefile,v 1.121 1997/04/09 18:59:36 jdp Exp $
+#	$Id: Makefile,v 1.122 1997/04/30 16:02:03 bde Exp $
 #
 # Make command line options:
 #	-DCLOBBER will remove /usr/include
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #	-DNOGAMES do not go into games subdir
 #	-DNOSHARE do not go into share subdir
 #       -DNOINFO do not make or install info files
+#       -DNOLIBC_R do not build libc_r.
 
 #
 # The intended user-driven targets are:
diff --git a/lib/Makefile b/lib/Makefile
index 8fae45709fc..cdfb30d0d26 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile
+++ b/lib/Makefile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ SUBDIR+=libc libcompat libcom_err libcurses libdisk libedit \
 	libncurses libopie libpcap libresolv librpcsvc \
 	libscsi libskey libss libtermcap libutil libxpg4 liby libz
 	
-.if defined(WANT_LIBC_R)
+.if !defined(NOLIBC_R)
 SUBDIR+= libc_r
 .endif