--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@
 AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = 1.6 foreign
 @BUILD_IMAP_TRUE@IMAP_SUBDIR = imap
 @BUILD_IMAP_TRUE@IMAP_INCLUDES = -I$(top_srcdir)/imap
-SUBDIRS = m4 po intl doc contrib $(IMAP_SUBDIR)
+SUBDIRS = m4 intl contrib $(IMAP_SUBDIR)
 bin_SCRIPTS = muttbug flea @SMIMEAUX_TARGET@
 BUILT_SOURCES = keymap_defs.h patchlist.c reldate.h hcversion.h
 mutt_SOURCES = \
