diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 288b0a8..16a8b3d 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -42,5 +42,7 @@
 pkgconfiglibdir = ${libdir}/pkgconfig
 pkgconfiglib_DATA = sdbusplus.pc
 
-endif
 SUBDIRS = . tools example test
+else
+SUBDIRS = . tools
+endif # WANT_LIBSDBUSPLUS