diff --git a/kerberos5/lib/libvers/Makefile b/kerberos5/lib/libvers/Makefile
index 22a0c1bbda7e..a3bc7266035f 100644
--- a/kerberos5/lib/libvers/Makefile
+++ b/kerberos5/lib/libvers/Makefile
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ SRCS=		\
 
 install:
 
+__initialized__:
+
+.include "../../Makefile.inc"
+
 .include <bsd.lib.mk>
 
 beforedepend all:	print_version.h