diff --git a/lib/kafs/Makefile.in b/lib/kafs/Makefile.in
index b3770689a..fd6ab6a47 100644
--- a/lib/kafs/Makefile.in
+++ b/lib/kafs/Makefile.in
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ dist: $(DISTFILES)
 
 $(LIB): $(OBJECTS)
 	rm -f $@
-	$(AR) cr $@ $(OBJECTS) $(AIX_SYSCALL_MAGIC)
+	$(AR) cr $@ $(OBJECTS)
+	if [ "$(AIX_SYSCALL_MAGIC)" = yes ] ; then $(AR) cr $@ $(srcdir)/afsl.exp ; fi
 	-$(RANLIB) $@
 
 $(OBJECTS): ../../config.h