diff --git a/legacy/elementary/configure.ac b/legacy/elementary/configure.ac
index a336a77d6a..5b536284f2 100644
--- a/legacy/elementary/configure.ac
+++ b/legacy/elementary/configure.ac
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ dnl managed by evil
       ;;
 esac
 AM_CONDITIONAL([BUILD_RUN], [test "x$have_socket" = "xyes"])
+AM_CONDITIONAL([BUILD_MODULES], [test "x$have_dlopen" = "xyes"])
 
 m4_ifdef([v_mic],
    [
diff --git a/legacy/elementary/src/Makefile.am b/legacy/elementary/src/Makefile.am
index 8c0d716935..abaa75d7dd 100644
--- a/legacy/elementary/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/legacy/elementary/src/Makefile.am
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
 AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS     = 1.4 foreign
 MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = Makefile.in
 
-SUBDIRS = lib bin modules edje_externals examples
+SUBDIRS = lib bin
+
+if BUILD_MODULES
+SUBDIRS += modules edje_externals
+endif
+
+SUBDIRS += examples