diff --git a/release/Makefile b/release/Makefile
index 94d422ec26fc..d5620dd7cf0c 100644
--- a/release/Makefile
+++ b/release/Makefile
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ MNT=			/mnt
 .undef MAKE_FLOPPIES
 .if ${TARGET_ARCH} == "i386"
 MAKE_FLOPPIES=		true
+SPLIT_MFSROOT=
 .if ${TARGET} == "pc98"
 SMALLFLOPPYSIZE=	1200
 SMALLFLOPPYSPLITSIZE=	1152