diff --git a/textproc/xp/Makefile b/textproc/xp/Makefile
index 950b5b57cc90..8d63c99f4504 100644
--- a/textproc/xp/Makefile
+++ b/textproc/xp/Makefile
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ COMMENT=	XML parser written in Java
 USE_JAVA=	yes
 JAVA_VERSION=	1.6+
 
-NO_WORKSUBDIR=	yes
 NO_BUILD=	yes
 USES=		zip