diff --git a/Makefile.inc1 b/Makefile.inc1
index 005d9d25afb3..5ae1ec72c279 100644
--- a/Makefile.inc1
+++ b/Makefile.inc1
@@ -2299,7 +2299,8 @@ _bootstrap_tools_links+=crunchgen
 # Note: kbdcontrol can not be bootstrapped on non-FreeBSD systems
 .if !defined(CROSSBUILD_HOST)
 .if (${BOOTSTRAPPING} < 1003501 || \
-	(${BOOTSTRAPPING} >= 1100000 && ${BOOTSTRAPPING} < 1100103))
+	(${BOOTSTRAPPING} >= 1100000 && ${BOOTSTRAPPING} < 1100103) || \
+	(!exists(/usr/sbin/kbdcontrol)))
 _kbdcontrol=	usr.sbin/kbdcontrol
 .else
 _bootstrap_tools_links+=kbdcontrol