diff --git a/lang/sdcc/Makefile b/lang/sdcc/Makefile
index cd23fede6f40..e3ca05e41a37 100644
--- a/lang/sdcc/Makefile
+++ b/lang/sdcc/Makefile
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	--disable-pic16-port
 PLIST_SUB+=		PIC16="@comment "
 .else
 BUILD_DEPENDS+=		gpasm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/gputils
-USE_AUTOTOOLS=	autoconf:259 libtool:15
+USE_AUTOTOOLS=		autoconf:259
 PLIST_SUB+=		PIC16=""
 .endif
 
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ PLIST_SUB+=		HC08=""
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	--disable-ucsim
 PLIST_SUB+=		UCSIM="@comment "
 .else
+USE_AUTOTOOLS+=		libtool:15
 LIBTOOLFILES=		sim/ucsim/aclocal.m4
 PLIST_SUB+=		UCSIM=""
 .endif