diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index d587a092..18df2ad1 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -42,31 +42,50 @@ SUBDIRS = \
 	common/utils \
 	lib \
 	docs \
-	examples \
 	valgrind \
 	. \
 	tests \
-	python \
-	sh \
 	info \
 	copy \
 	dump \
-	fuse \
 	misc \
-	ublk \
-	ocaml \
-	ocaml/examples \
-	ocaml/tests \
-	golang \
-	golang/examples \
-	rust \
 	interop \
 	fuzzing \
 	bash-completion \
 	$(NULL)
 
+if HAVE_FUSE
+SUBDIRS += fuse
+endif
+
+if HAVE_UBLK
+SUBDIRS += ublk
+endif
+
+if HAVE_GOLANG
+SUBDIRS += golang
+endif
+
+if HAVE_OCAML
+SUBDIRS += ocaml ocaml/tests
+endif
+
+if HAVE_PYTHON
+SUBDIRS += python sh
+endif
+
+if HAVE_RUST
+SUBDIRS += rust
+endif
+
 if BUILD_EXAMPLES
 SUBDIRS += examples
+if HAVE_OCAML
+SUBDIRS += ocaml/examples
+endif
+if HAVE_GOLANG
+SUBDIRS += golang/examples
+endif
 endif
 
 noinst_SCRIPTS = run