diff --git a/Makefile.libcompat b/Makefile.libcompat
index d2c90d027e90..cf5ea3b87302 100644
--- a/Makefile.libcompat
+++ b/Makefile.libcompat
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ LIBCOMPATWMAKEENV+= MAKEOBJDIRPREFIX=${LIBCOMPAT_OBJTREE} \
 LIBCOMPATWMAKEFLAGS+= CC="${XCC} ${LIBCOMPATCFLAGS}" \
 		CXX="${XCXX} ${LIBCOMPATCFLAGS}" \
 		DESTDIR=${LIBCOMPATTMP} \
-		-DLIBRARIES_ONLY \
 		-DNO_CPU_CFLAGS \
 		MK_CTF=no \
 		-DNO_LINT \
@@ -87,7 +86,8 @@ LIBCOMPATWMAKEFLAGS+= CC="${XCC} ${LIBCOMPATCFLAGS}" \
 LIBCOMPATWMAKE+=	${LIBCOMPATWMAKEENV} ${MAKE} ${LIBCOMPATWMAKEFLAGS} \
 			MK_MAN=no MK_HTML=no
 LIBCOMPATIMAKE+=	${LIBCOMPATWMAKE:NINSTALL=*:NDESTDIR=*:N_LDSCRIPTROOT=*} \
-			MK_TOOLCHAIN=no ${IMAKE_INSTALL}
+			MK_TOOLCHAIN=no ${IMAKE_INSTALL} \
+			-DLIBRARIES_ONLY
 
 .if ${XCC:N${CCACHE_BIN}:M/*}
 LIBCOMPATCFLAGS+=	--sysroot=${WORLDTMP}