diff --git a/lib/kafs/Makefile.am b/lib/kafs/Makefile.am
index 7d035b540..0784a3aea 100644
--- a/lib/kafs/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/kafs/Makefile.am
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ INCLUDES += $(INCLUDE_krb4) $(AFS_EXTRA_DEFS)
 if KRB4
 AFSLIBS = libkafs.la
 else
-AFSLIBS = 
-endif
 
 if AIX
 AFSL_EXP = $(srcdir)/afsl.exp
@@ -38,6 +36,9 @@ AFSL_EXP =
 AIX_SRC =
 endif # AIX
 
+AFSLIBS = 
+endif # KRB4
+
 
 lib_LTLIBRARIES = $(AFSLIBS)
 libkafs_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info 1:0:1