diff --git a/share/mk/local.meta.sys.mk b/share/mk/local.meta.sys.mk
index bcf25e2e5cd4..9d66e7295a0a 100644
--- a/share/mk/local.meta.sys.mk
+++ b/share/mk/local.meta.sys.mk
@@ -181,4 +181,9 @@ $V?= ${${V:S,DEP_,,}}
 .endfor
 .endif
 
+.if ${MACHINE} == "host" && ${.MAKE.OS} != "FreeBSD"
+# some makefiles expect this
+BOOTSTRAPPING= 0
+.endif
+
 .endif
diff --git a/targets/pseudo/host-tools/Makefile.depend.host b/targets/pseudo/host-tools/Makefile.depend.host
index a4525705b64b..39324fc6d49d 100644
--- a/targets/pseudo/host-tools/Makefile.depend.host
+++ b/targets/pseudo/host-tools/Makefile.depend.host
@@ -4,21 +4,13 @@ DIRDEPS= \
 	usr.bin/file2c \
 	usr.bin/lex \
 	usr.bin/mkdep \
+	usr.bin/mkimg \
 	usr.bin/rpcgen \
 	usr.bin/sed \
-	usr.bin/xargs \
-	usr.bin/yacc \
-	usr.bin/mkimg \
 	usr.bin/tar \
+	usr.bin/yacc \
 	usr.sbin/makefs \
-
-# these need work
-xDIRDEPS+= \
-	bin/dd \
-	bin/sh \
-	usr.bin/lockf \
-	usr.bin/stat \
-	usr.sbin/mtree \
+	usr.sbin/nmtree \
 
 
 .include <dirdeps.mk>
diff --git a/usr.sbin/nmtree/Makefile.depend.host b/usr.sbin/nmtree/Makefile.depend.host
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3fd283542a53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/usr.sbin/nmtree/Makefile.depend.host
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# $FreeBSD$
+# Autogenerated - do NOT edit!
+
+DIRDEPS = \
+	lib/libmd \
+	lib/libnetbsd \
+
+
+.include <dirdeps.mk>
+
+.if ${DEP_RELDIR} == ${_DEP_RELDIR}
+# local dependencies - needed for -jN in clean tree
+.endif