diff --git a/stand/defs.mk b/stand/defs.mk
index 7ff84d85c7c7..0d66fba0cf69 100644
--- a/stand/defs.mk
+++ b/stand/defs.mk
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 
-.include <src.opts.mk>
-
-WARNS?=1
-
 .if !defined(__BOOT_DEFS_MK__)
 __BOOT_DEFS_MK__=${MFILE}
 
+# We need to define all the MK_ options before including src.opts.mk
+# because it includes bsd.own.mk which needs the right MK_ values,
+# espeically MK_CTF.
+
 MK_CTF=		no
 MK_SSP=		no
 MK_PROFILE=	no
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ NO_PIC=
 INTERNALLIB=
 .endif
 
+.include <src.opts.mk>
+
+WARNS?=		1
+
 BOOTSRC=	${SRCTOP}/stand
 EFISRC=		${BOOTSRC}/efi
 EFIINC=		${EFISRC}/include