diff --git a/control/Makefile.am b/control/Makefile.am
index da67ee5..27a5c83 100644
--- a/control/Makefile.am
+++ b/control/Makefile.am
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 	${PHOSPHOR_DBUS_INTERFACES_CFLAGS} \
 	-flto
 
-if WANT_JSON
+if WANT_JSON_CONTROL
 SUBDIRS = json .
 phosphor_fan_control_LDADD += ${builddir}/json/libfan-control-json.la
 phosphor_fan_control_SOURCES += json_parser.cpp