diff --git a/src/Make.py b/src/Make.py
index 90869e8214..1f3cd91d0b 100755
--- a/src/Make.py
+++ b/src/Make.py
@@ -698,11 +698,13 @@ class Packages:
   def setup(self):
       
     # extract package lists from src/Makefile
-
+    # remove kokkos from lib since it doesn't actually have a lib
+    
     make = MakeReader("%s/Makefile" % dir.src)
     std = make.getvar("PACKAGE")
     user = make.getvar("PACKUSER")
     lib = make.getvar("PACKLIB")
+    lib.remove("kokkos")
     all = std + user
     
     # plist = command line args expanded to yes-package or no-package