diff --git a/stand/ficl.mk b/stand/ficl.mk
index a0a13206b495..14ae6319c8f0 100644
--- a/stand/ficl.mk
+++ b/stand/ficl.mk
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ FICL_CPUARCH=	mips64
 FICL_CPUARCH=	${MACHINE_CPUARCH}
 .endif
 
-.PATH: ${FICLSRC} ${FICLSRC}/${FICL_CPUARCH}
-
 .if ${MACHINE_CPUARCH} == "amd64" && ${DO32:U0} == 0
 CFLAGS+=	-fPIC
 .endif
diff --git a/stand/ficl/Makefile b/stand/ficl/Makefile
index 9a13614a7fea..a3aad2c053a6 100644
--- a/stand/ficl/Makefile
+++ b/stand/ficl/Makefile
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 .include <bsd.init.mk>
 .include "${BOOTSRC}/ficl.mk"
 
+.PATH: ${FICLSRC} ${FICLSRC}/${FICL_CPUARCH}
+
 BASE_SRCS=	dict.c ficl.c fileaccess.c float.c loader.c math64.c \
 		prefix.c search.c stack.c tools.c vm.c words.c