diff --git a/legacy/evas/src/static_deps/Makefile.am b/legacy/evas/src/static_deps/Makefile.am
index 69d289a81f..08a0f5ba3d 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/src/static_deps/Makefile.am
+++ b/legacy/evas/src/static_deps/Makefile.am
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = Makefile.in
 
+SUBDIRS =
+
 if EVAS_USE_LINEBREAK
-SUBDIRS = liblinebreak
+SUBDIRS += liblinebreak
 endif