diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index e382d58e7..71ba2c429 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ if DBE
 DBE_DIR=dbe
 endif
 
+if RECORD
+RECORD_DIR=record
+endif
+
 SUBDIRS = \
 	doc \
 	include \
@@ -48,7 +52,7 @@ SUBDIRS = \
 	$(AFB_DIR) \
 	$(CFB_DIR) \
 	$(CFB32_DIR) \
-	record \
+	$(RECORD_DIR) \
 	xfixes \
 	damageext \
 	$(XTRAP_DIR) \
diff --git a/hw/xfree86/dixmods/Makefile.am b/hw/xfree86/dixmods/Makefile.am
index efc5f4a39..dad2dd36b 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/dixmods/Makefile.am
+++ b/hw/xfree86/dixmods/Makefile.am
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ if MFB
 MFBMOD = libmfb.la
 endif
 
+if RECORD
+RECORDMOD = librecord.la
+endif
+
 module_LTLIBRARIES = $(AFBMOD) \
                      $(CFBMOD) \
                      libfb.la \
@@ -34,7 +38,7 @@ module_LTLIBRARIES = $(AFBMOD) \
                      libshadow.la
 
 extsmoduledir = $(moduledir)/extensions
-extsmodule_LTLIBRARIES = librecord.la \
+extsmodule_LTLIBRARIES = $(RECORDMOD) \
 			 $(DBEMOD) \
                          $(GLXMODS) \
                          $(XTRAPMOD)