diff --git a/dev-embedded/phidget/phidget-2.1.5.20090105.ebuild b/dev-embedded/phidget/phidget-2.1.5.20090105.ebuild
--- a/dev-embedded/phidget/phidget-2.1.5.20090105.ebuild
+++ b/dev-embedded/phidget/phidget-2.1.5.20090105.ebuild
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ src_install() {
 	#it seems that phidget's install stuff wants these dirs to exist
 	dodir /usr/$(get_libdir) && \
 		dodir /usr/include || die "mkdir failed in creation of destination directories"
-	emake install INSTALLPREFIX=${D} PREFIX=usr LIBDIR=$(get_libdir) || die "emake install failed"
+	USEJAVA=n
+	use java && USEJAVA=y
+	emake install INSTALLPREFIX=${D} PREFIX=usr LIBDIR=$(get_libdir) JAVA=${USEJAVA} || die "emake install failed"
 	use java && java-pkg_regso "${D}"/usr/$(get_libdir)/lib${PN}${MY_PV}.so || die "registering java .so file failed"
 }