1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/coreutils/Makefile.in b/coreutils/Makefile.in
index 4e7b7bd20..2ab256c15 100644
--- a/coreutils/Makefile.in
+++ b/coreutils/Makefile.in
@@ -82,7 +82,11 @@ COREUTILS-$(CONFIG_WHOAMI)    += whoami.o
 COREUTILS-$(CONFIG_YES)       += yes.o
 
 COREUTILS-y:=$(sort $(COREUTILS-y))
+
+ifneq ($(strip $(COREUTILS-y)),)
 libraries-y+=$(COREUTILS_DIR)$(COREUTILS_AR)
+endif
+
 COREUTILS_SRC-y:=$(patsubst %.o,$(srcdir)/%.c,$(COREUTILS-y))
 COREUTILS_SRC-a:=$(wildcard $(srcdir)/*.c)
 APPLET_SRC-y+=$(COREUTILS_SRC-y)