diff --git a/usr.bin/vi/Makefile b/usr.bin/vi/Makefile
index 95d0c1d7abc7..12fc1bc6657f 100644
--- a/usr.bin/vi/Makefile
+++ b/usr.bin/vi/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# $Id: Makefile,v 1.14 1997/02/22 19:57:40 peter Exp $
+# $Id: Makefile,v 1.15 1997/04/12 14:28:13 peter Exp $
 #
 # This has most of the glue needed to compile tknvi and the perl hooks,
 # but not all.
@@ -14,10 +14,8 @@ APISTUFF=	ex_notcl.c ex_noperl.c
 
 .else
 
-.if defined(NOTCL)
-TCLINTERP=	no	#user doesn't want it.
-.else
-TCLINTERP=	yes	#fine, in base tree, little cost
+.if !defined(NOTCL)
+TCLINTERP=	yes	#we have it in the base tree, little cost to vi
 .endif
 #TKNVI=		yes	#not ready, needs X11, tk, doesn't quite work yet
 #PERLINTERP=	yes	#needs the perl5 v5.003 port