diff --git a/rescue/rescue/Makefile b/rescue/rescue/Makefile
index 783b5bbd772..93871237106 100644
--- a/rescue/rescue/Makefile
+++ b/rescue/rescue/Makefile
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ CRUNCH_PROGS_sbin= 						\
 	md5 mdconfig mdmfs mknod mount mount_cd9660		\
 	mount_msdosfs mount_nfs mount_nullfs			\
 	mount_udf mount_unionfs newfs				\
-	newfs_msdos nos-tun ping reboot				\
+	newfs_msdos nos-tun reboot				\
 	restore rcorder route savecore		 		\
 	shutdown swapon sysctl tunefs umount
 
@@ -107,6 +107,10 @@ CRUNCH_PROGS_sbin= 						\
 CRUNCH_PROGS_sbin+= ccdconfig
 .endif
 
+.if ${MK_INET} != "no" || ${MK_INET6} != "no"
+CRUNCH_PROGS_sbin+= ping
+.endif
+
 .if ${MK_INET6_SUPPORT} != "no"
 CRUNCH_ALIAS_ping= ping6
 CRUNCH_PROGS_sbin+= rtsol