diff --git a/sys/conf/Makefile.alpha b/sys/conf/Makefile.alpha
index fa7d863450c0..75de6af66d65 100644
--- a/sys/conf/Makefile.alpha
+++ b/sys/conf/Makefile.alpha
@@ -50,8 +50,6 @@ SYSTEM_OBJS+=	__remqu.o __remq.o __remlu.o __reml.o
 CLEAN+=	__divqu.S __divq.S __divlu.S __divl.S
 CLEAN+=	__remqu.S __remq.S __remlu.S __reml.S
 
-.include "$S/conf/kern.post.mk"
-
 __divqu.S: $S/$M/$M/divrem.m4
 	@echo 'building ${.TARGET} from ${.ALLSRC}'
 	@(echo "define(NAME,\`__divqu')define(OP,\`div')define(S,\`false')"; \
@@ -93,3 +91,5 @@ __reml.S: $S/$M/$M/divrem.m4
 	 echo "define(WORDSIZE,32)"; cat ${.ALLSRC}) | m4 > ${.TARGET}
 
 %RULES
+
+.include "$S/conf/kern.post.mk"
diff --git a/sys/conf/Makefile.ia64 b/sys/conf/Makefile.ia64
index 35b50e5df437..eca64f778415 100644
--- a/sys/conf/Makefile.ia64
+++ b/sys/conf/Makefile.ia64
@@ -57,6 +57,6 @@ ASM_CFLAGS= -x assembler-with-cpp -Wa,-x -DLOCORE ${CFLAGS}
 
 %CLEAN
 
-.include "$S/conf/kern.post.mk"
-
 %RULES
+
+.include "$S/conf/kern.post.mk"
diff --git a/sys/conf/Makefile.pc98 b/sys/conf/Makefile.pc98
index 3c2ac5a2ee45..54e1b724432d 100644
--- a/sys/conf/Makefile.pc98
+++ b/sys/conf/Makefile.pc98
@@ -45,6 +45,6 @@ MKMODULESENV+=	MACHINE=pc98
 
 %CLEAN
 
-.include "$S/conf/kern.post.mk"
-
 %RULES
+
+.include "$S/conf/kern.post.mk"
diff --git a/sys/conf/Makefile.powerpc b/sys/conf/Makefile.powerpc
index 3cc7e963b352..a6e55e0d0c79 100644
--- a/sys/conf/Makefile.powerpc
+++ b/sys/conf/Makefile.powerpc
@@ -53,6 +53,6 @@ COPTS+= -D__ELF__ -D__FreeBSD__ -msoft-float
 
 %CLEAN
 
-.include "$S/conf/kern.post.mk"
-
 %RULES
+
+.include "$S/conf/kern.post.mk"
diff --git a/sys/conf/Makefile.sparc64 b/sys/conf/Makefile.sparc64
index 4435af65128c..c458320f728e 100644
--- a/sys/conf/Makefile.sparc64
+++ b/sys/conf/Makefile.sparc64
@@ -64,8 +64,6 @@ SYSTEM_OBJS= locore.o exception.o vnode_if.o ${OBJS} hints.o env.o config.o hack
 
 %CLEAN
 
-.include "$S/conf/kern.post.mk"
-
 #lint: /tmp
 #	@lint -hbxn -DGENERIC -Dvolatile= ${COPTS} \
 #	  $S/$M/$M/Locore.c ${CFILES} | \
@@ -76,3 +74,5 @@ exception.o: $S/$M/$M/exception.s assym.s
 	${NORMAL_S}
 
 %RULES
+
+.include "$S/conf/kern.post.mk"