diff --git a/tools/xenstat/Makefile b/tools/xenstat/Makefile
index 901be4a77d..09ec1b7858 100644
--- a/tools/xenstat/Makefile
+++ b/tools/xenstat/Makefile
@@ -6,10 +6,8 @@ SUBDIRS += libxenstat
 
 # This doesn't cross-compile (cross-compile environments rarely have curses)
 ifeq ($(XEN_COMPILE_ARCH),$(XEN_TARGET_ARCH))
-ifeq ($(wildcard /usr/include/curses.h),/usr/include/curses.h)
 SUBDIRS += xentop
 endif
-endif
 
 .PHONY: all install clean distclean