diff --git a/Makefile.common b/Makefile.common
index 8bdae86a15..bd82ed4b89 100644
--- a/Makefile.common
+++ b/Makefile.common
@@ -1776,11 +1776,14 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(HAVE_ACCESSIBILITY), 1)
    DEFINES += -DHAVE_ACCESSIBILITY
 
+ifeq ($(HAVE_SAPI), 1)
 ifneq ($(findstring Win32,$(OS)),)
    LIBS += -lsapi
 endif
 endif
 
+endif
+
 
 
 # Things that depend on network availability