diff --git a/distrib/vax/Makefile b/distrib/vax/Makefile
index 377a1ab02eb8..b3346076cf44 100644
--- a/distrib/vax/Makefile
+++ b/distrib/vax/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#	$NetBSD: Makefile,v 1.10 2002/03/28 02:40:18 lukem Exp $
+#	$NetBSD: Makefile,v 1.11 2002/03/29 06:46:34 matt Exp $
 
 .include <bsd.own.mk>		# Use /etc/mk.conf.
 
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ INSTKERNOBJ != cd ${.CURDIR}/ramdisk-kernel && ${PRINTOBJDIR}
 FLOPPYOBJ != cd ${.CURDIR}/floppy && ${PRINTOBJDIR}
 
 release: check_RELEASEDIR
+.if ${OBJECT_FMT} != "ELF"
 	${IINST} ${DESTDIR}/usr/mdec/boot.mop ${ITARGET}/netboot/
+.endif
 	${IINST} ${INSTKERNOBJ}/netbsd.INSTALL.gz ${ITARGET}/netboot/netbsd.ram.gz
 	${IINST} ${FLOPPYOBJ}/boot.fs ${ITARGET}/bootfs/