diff --git a/usr.bin/Makefile b/usr.bin/Makefile
index f0fa19bd8a3..53a60dca6c4 100644
--- a/usr.bin/Makefile
+++ b/usr.bin/Makefile
@@ -366,9 +366,11 @@ SUBDIR+=	users
 SUBDIR+=	who
 .endif
 
+.if ${MACHINE_ARCH} != "mips"	# mips is broken with pthread
 .if ${MK_SVN} == "yes" || ${MK_SVNLITE} == "yes"
 SUBDIR+=	svn
 .endif
+.endif
 
 .include <bsd.arch.inc.mk>