diff --git a/software/spmd/Makefile b/software/spmd/Makefile
index 1c6d202dc..35a48bba0 100644
--- a/software/spmd/Makefile
+++ b/software/spmd/Makefile
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ NO-RECURSE = \
 	beebs saif \
 	interrupt_tests \
 	bp_manycore_test \
+	factorial \
 	energy_ubenchmark
 
 # Define this variable on cmd line to run coverage analysis. Currently