diff --git a/rescue/rescue/Makefile b/rescue/rescue/Makefile
index 24278d34ed50..3c26151f48d9 100644
--- a/rescue/rescue/Makefile
+++ b/rescue/rescue/Makefile
@@ -292,6 +292,7 @@ objs: $(OUTMK)
 build-tools:
 .for _tool in bin/csh bin/sh 
 	cd $(.CURDIR)/../../${_tool}; \
+	MAKEOBJDIRPREFIX=${CRUNCHOBJS} ${MAKE} obj; \
 	MAKEOBJDIRPREFIX=${CRUNCHOBJS} ${MAKE} build-tools
 .endfor