diff --git a/sysdeps/Makefile.am b/sysdeps/Makefile.am
index b80ead9c..c5e77c3c 100644
--- a/sysdeps/Makefile.am
+++ b/sysdeps/Makefile.am
@@ -4,4 +4,10 @@ else
 guile_SUBDIRS		=
 endif
 
-SUBDIRS			= @sysdeps_dir@ common names $(guile_SUBDIRS)
+if GLIBTOP_NAMES
+names_SUBDIRS		= names
+else
+names_SUBDIRS		=
+endif
+
+SUBDIRS			= @sysdeps_dir@ common $(names_SUBDIRS) $(guile_SUBDIRS)