diff --git a/App/tools/driver.makefile b/App/tools/driver.makefile
index b5ec6c7..ffbd3bb 100644
--- a/App/tools/driver.makefile
+++ b/App/tools/driver.makefile
@@ -634,8 +634,10 @@ LOADABLE_LIBRARY=$(if ${LIBRARY_OBJS},${PRJ},)
 
 # Without this Linux library is not build in 3.14.8 if no Makefile exists (but e.g. GNUmakefile).
 ifeq (${EPICSVERSION},3.14.8)
+ifeq ($(wildcard ../Makefile),)
 LOADABLE_BUILD_LIBRARY = ${LOADABLE_LIBRARY}
 endif
+endif
 
 # Handle registry stuff automagically if we have a dbd file.
 # See ${REGISTRYFILE} and ${EXPORTFILE} rules below.