diff --git a/lib/Makefile b/lib/Makefile
index 48276fcd361..80b77f1fd70 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile
+++ b/lib/Makefile
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ SUBDIR.${MK_STATS}+=	libstats
 # The libraries under libclang_rt can only be built by clang, and only make
 # sense to build when clang is enabled at all.  Furthermore, they can only be
 # built for certain architectures.
-.if ${MK_CLANG} != "no" && ${COMPILER_TYPE} == "clang" && \
+.if ${COMPILER_TYPE} == "clang" && \
     (${MACHINE_CPUARCH} == "aarch64" || ${MACHINE_CPUARCH} == "amd64" || \
     ${MACHINE_CPUARCH} == "arm" || ${MACHINE_CPUARCH} == "i386" || \
     ${MACHINE_CPUARCH} == "powerpc")