diff --git a/sbin/ipf/Makefile.inc b/sbin/ipf/Makefile.inc
index 41677b9bcc1f..3373b557bd8c 100644
--- a/sbin/ipf/Makefile.inc
+++ b/sbin/ipf/Makefile.inc
@@ -1,16 +1,14 @@
 #	$FreeBSD$
 
-.include <bsd.own.mk>
-
 CFLAGS+=	-I${.CURDIR}/../../../contrib/ipfilter
 CFLAGS+=	-I${.CURDIR}/../../../contrib/ipfilter/tools
 CFLAGS+=	-I${.CURDIR}/../../../sys
 CFLAGS+=	-I${.CURDIR}/../../../sys/contrib/ipfilter
 CFLAGS+=	-DSTATETOP -D__UIO_EXPOSE
 
-IPFOBJDIR=	${.OBJDIR}/../libipf
-DPADD+=		${IPFOBJDIR}/libipf.a ${LIBKVM}
-LDADD+=		-L${IPFOBJDIR} -lipf -lkvm
+LIBIPF=		${.OBJDIR}/../libipf/libipf.a
+DPADD+=		${LIBIPF} ${LIBKVM}
+LDADD+=		${LIBIPF} -lkvm
 
 CLEANFILES+=	y.tab.c y.tab.h
 
@@ -19,6 +17,4 @@ CLEANFILES+=	y.tab.c y.tab.h
 	${.CURDIR}/../../../contrib/ipfilter/tools	\
 	${.CURDIR}/../../../contrib/ipfilter/man
 
-.if exists(${.CURDIR}/../../Makefile.inc)
-.include "${.CURDIR}/../../Makefile.inc"
-.endif
+.include "../Makefile.inc"