--- lib/Makefile
+++ lib/Makefile
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 		  will_mosq.o
 
 all : libmosquitto.so.${SOVERSION} libmosquitto.a
-	$(MAKE) -C cpp
+#	$(MAKE) -C cpp
 
 install : all
 	$(INSTALL) -d ${DESTDIR}$(prefix)/lib${LIB_SUFFIX}/
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 	ln -sf libmosquitto.so.${SOVERSION} ${DESTDIR}${prefix}/lib${LIB_SUFFIX}/libmosquitto.so
 	$(INSTALL) -d ${DESTDIR}${prefix}/include/
 	$(INSTALL) mosquitto.h ${DESTDIR}${prefix}/include/mosquitto.h
-	$(MAKE) -C cpp install
+#	$(MAKE) -C cpp install
 
 uninstall :
 	-rm -f ${DESTDIR}${prefix}/lib${LIB_SUFFIX}/libmosquitto.so.${SOVERSION}
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 
 clean :
 	-rm -f *.o libmosquitto.so.${SOVERSION} libmosquitto.so libmosquitto.a
-	$(MAKE) -C cpp clean
+#	$(MAKE) -C cpp clean
 
 libmosquitto.so.${SOVERSION} : ${MOSQ_OBJS}
 	${CROSS_COMPILE}$(CC) -shared $(LIB_LDFLAGS) $^ -o $@ ${LIB_LIBS}