diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/Makefile b/src/backend/distributed/Makefile
index d2f441250..507c72d9d 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/Makefile
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/Makefile
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ DATA_built = $(generated_sql_files)
 
 # directories with source files
 SUBDIRS = . commands connection ddl deparser executor metadata operations planner progress relay safeclib test transaction utils worker
+# enterprise modules
+SUBDIRS +=
 
 # Symlinks are not copied over to the build directory if a separete build
 # directory is used during configure (such as on CI)