diff --git a/sys/modules/Makefile b/sys/modules/Makefile
index e3805d6c417..cd8e09eabf3 100644
--- a/sys/modules/Makefile
+++ b/sys/modules/Makefile
@@ -147,9 +147,11 @@ SUBDIR=	accf_data \
 	wlan \
 	xl
 
+.if ${MACHINE_ARCH} == "i386" || ${MACHINE_ARCH} == "alpha"
 .if defined(WANT_EXT2FS_MODULE) || defined(ALL_MODULES)
 SUBDIR+=ext2fs
 .endif
+.endif
 
 .if !defined(NO_IPFILTER) || defined(ALL_MODULES)
 SUBDIR+=ipfilter