diff --git a/llvm/tools/Makefile b/llvm/tools/Makefile
index 4f4764c9d0be..237da53bfb9d 100644
--- a/llvm/tools/Makefile
+++ b/llvm/tools/Makefile
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ PARALLEL_DIRS := opt llvm-as llvm-dis \
 
 include $(LEVEL)/Makefile.config
 
-ifdef ENABLE_PIC
+ifeq ($(ENABLE_PIC),1)
   DIRS += lto
   ifdef BINUTILS_INCDIR
     DIRS += gold