diff --git a/usr.sbin/cron/Makefile.inc b/usr.sbin/cron/Makefile.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b6021e3abb7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/usr.sbin/cron/Makefile.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#	$Id$
+
+.if exists(${.OBJDIR}/../lib)
+LIBCRON=${.OBJDIR}/../lib/libcron.a
+.else
+LIBCRON=${.CURDIR}/../lib/libcron.a
+.endif
+
+.include "../Makefile.inc"