diff --git a/cde/util/tradcpp/Makefile.am b/cde/util/tradcpp/Makefile.am
index 1a1c86dca..899374c81 100644
--- a/cde/util/tradcpp/Makefile.am
+++ b/cde/util/tradcpp/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = Makefile.in
 
-bin_PROGRAMS = tradcpp
+noinst_PROGRAMS = tradcpp
 
 tradcpp_SOURCES = array.c directive.c files.c macro.h output.h		\
 	utils.c array.h directive.h files.h main.c place.c utils.h	\