diff --git a/src/lisp/Makefile.in b/src/lisp/Makefile.in
index 73a7e63e5..8f04d1396 100644
--- a/src/lisp/Makefile.in
+++ b/src/lisp/Makefile.in
@@ -102,7 +102,8 @@ fricas-config.lisp:
 	echo '(defparameter algebra-optimization' \
 	     '(quote $(fricas_algebra_optimization)))' >> $@
 	if [ x$(fricas_has_directory_operations) = xyes ] ; then \
-	    echo '(if (not (member :fricas_has_remove_directory' \
+	    echo '#-(and :clisp (not :ffi))' \
+                 '(if (not (member :fricas_has_remove_directory' \
                           ' *features*)) ' \
 	             '(push :fricas_has_remove_directory *features*))' \
 	       >> $@ ; \