diff --git a/saidiscovery/Makefile.am b/saidiscovery/Makefile.am
index 15e46057f..c1ed6160d 100644
--- a/saidiscovery/Makefile.am
+++ b/saidiscovery/Makefile.am
@@ -11,12 +11,14 @@ endif
 if SAIVS
 SAILIB=-L$(top_srcdir)/vslib/src/.libs -lsaivs
 else
+if PLATFORM
 ifeq ($(PLATFORM),barefoot)
 SAILIB=-L/opt/bfn/install/lib -lswitchsai -lswitchapi -lbf_switchd_lib -ltofinopdfixed_thrift -ldriver -lbfutils -lbfsys -lbfutils -L/opt/bfn/install/lib/tofinopd/switch -lpd -lpdcli -lpdthrift
 else
 SAILIB=-lsai
 endif
 endif
+endif
 
 saidiscovery_SOURCES = saidiscovery.cpp
 
diff --git a/saisdkdump/Makefile.am b/saisdkdump/Makefile.am
index 1424a09c5..80bc23100 100644
--- a/saisdkdump/Makefile.am
+++ b/saisdkdump/Makefile.am
@@ -11,12 +11,14 @@ endif
 if SAIVS
 SAILIB=-L$(top_srcdir)/vslib/src/.libs -lsaivs
 else
+if PLATFORM
 ifeq ($(PLATFORM),barefoot)
 SAILIB=-L/opt/bfn/install/lib -lswitchsai -lswitchapi -lbf_switchd_lib -ltofinopdfixed_thrift -ldriver -lbfutils -lbfsys -lbfutils -L/opt/bfn/install/lib/tofinopd/switch -lpd -lpdcli -lpdthrift
 else
 SAILIB=-lsai
 endif
 endif
+endif
 
 saisdkdump_SOURCES = saisdkdump.cpp
 saisdkdump_CPPFLAGS = $(DBGFLAGS) $(AM_CPPFLAGS) $(CFLAGS_COMMON) $(SAIFLAGS)
diff --git a/syncd/Makefile.am b/syncd/Makefile.am
index 077af5944..1acc532ca 100644
--- a/syncd/Makefile.am
+++ b/syncd/Makefile.am
@@ -11,12 +11,14 @@ endif
 if SAIVS
 SAILIB=-L$(top_srcdir)/vslib/src/.libs -lsaivs
 else
+if PLATFORM
 ifeq ($(PLATFORM),barefoot)
 SAILIB=-L/opt/bfn/install/lib -lswitchsai -lswitchapi -lbf_switchd_lib -ltofinopdfixed_thrift -ldriver -lbfutils -lbfsys -lbfutils -L/opt/bfn/install/lib/tofinopd/switch -lpd -lpdcli -lpdthrift
 else
 SAILIB=-lsai
 endif
 endif
+endif
 
 syncd_SOURCES = \
 				main.cpp \