diff --git a/sys/conf/files b/sys/conf/files
index 4b26c768d0b5..060253916f33 100644
--- a/sys/conf/files
+++ b/sys/conf/files
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ feeder_rate_gen.h		optional sound				   \
 	compile-with	"${AWK} -f $S/tools/sound/feeder_rate_mkfilter.awk -- ${FEEDER_RATE_PRESETS} > feeder_rate_gen.h" \
 	no-obj no-implicit-rule before-depend				   \
 	clean		"feeder_rate_gen.h"
+font.h				optional	sc_dflt_font		\
+	compile-with	"uudecode < ${SRCTOP}/share/syscons/fonts/${SC_DFLT_FONT}-8x16.fnt && file2c 'static u_char dflt_font_16[16*256] = {' '};' < ${SC_DFLT_FONT}-8x16 > font.h && uudecode < ${SRCTOP}/share/syscons/fonts/${SC_DFLT_FONT}-8x14.fnt && file2c 'static u_char dflt_font_14[14*256] = {' '};' < ${SC_DFLT_FONT}-8x14 >> font.h && uudecode < ${SRCTOP}/share/syscons/fonts/${SC_DFLT_FONT}-8x8.fnt && file2c 'static u_char dflt_font_8[8*256] = {' '};' < ${SC_DFLT_FONT}-8x8 >> font.h"									\
+	no-obj no-implicit-rule before-depend				\
+	clean		"font.h ${SC_DFLT_FONT}-8x14 ${SC_DFLT_FONT}-8x16 ${SC_DFLT_FONT}-8x8"
 snd_fxdiv_gen.h			optional sound				   \
 	dependency	"$S/tools/sound/snd_fxdiv_gen.awk"		   \
 	compile-with	"${AWK} -f $S/tools/sound/snd_fxdiv_gen.awk -- > snd_fxdiv_gen.h" \
diff --git a/sys/conf/files.amd64 b/sys/conf/files.amd64
index ed80c2545b50..adb804a80b13 100644
--- a/sys/conf/files.amd64
+++ b/sys/conf/files.amd64
@@ -72,11 +72,6 @@ ia32_assym.h			standard				\
 	no-obj no-implicit-rule before-depend				\
 	clean		"ia32_assym.h"
 #
-font.h				optional	sc_dflt_font		\
-	compile-with	"uudecode < /usr/share/syscons/fonts/${SC_DFLT_FONT}-8x16.fnt && file2c 'static u_char dflt_font_16[16*256] = {' '};' < ${SC_DFLT_FONT}-8x16 > font.h && uudecode < /usr/share/syscons/fonts/${SC_DFLT_FONT}-8x14.fnt && file2c 'static u_char dflt_font_14[14*256] = {' '};' < ${SC_DFLT_FONT}-8x14 >> font.h && uudecode < /usr/share/syscons/fonts/${SC_DFLT_FONT}-8x8.fnt && file2c 'static u_char dflt_font_8[8*256] = {' '};' < ${SC_DFLT_FONT}-8x8 >> font.h"									\
-	no-obj no-implicit-rule before-depend				\
-	clean		"font.h ${SC_DFLT_FONT}-8x14 ${SC_DFLT_FONT}-8x16 ${SC_DFLT_FONT}-8x8"
-#
 amd64/acpica/acpi_machdep.c	optional	acpi
 acpi_wakecode.o			optional	acpi			\
 	dependency	"$S/amd64/acpica/acpi_wakecode.S assym.inc"	\
diff --git a/sys/conf/files.arm b/sys/conf/files.arm
index a81e69c31a50..4d027c78222e 100644
--- a/sys/conf/files.arm
+++ b/sys/conf/files.arm
@@ -112,10 +112,6 @@ dev/psci/smccc_arm.S		optional	psci
 dev/syscons/scgfbrndr.c		optional	sc
 dev/uart/uart_cpu_fdt.c		optional	uart fdt
 
-font.h				optional	sc			\
-	compile-with	"uudecode < /usr/share/syscons/fonts/${SC_DFLT_FONT}-8x16.fnt && file2c 'u_char dflt_font_16[16*256] = {' '};' < ${SC_DFLT_FONT}-8x16 > font.h && uudecode < /usr/share/syscons/fonts/${SC_DFLT_FONT}-8x14.fnt && file2c 'u_char dflt_font_14[14*256] = {' '};' < ${SC_DFLT_FONT}-8x14 >> font.h && uudecode < /usr/share/syscons/fonts/${SC_DFLT_FONT}-8x8.fnt && file2c 'u_char dflt_font_8[8*256] = {' '};' < ${SC_DFLT_FONT}-8x8 >> font.h" \
-	no-obj no-implicit-rule before-depend				\
-	clean	"font.h ${SC_DFLT_FONT}-8x14 ${SC_DFLT_FONT}-8x16 ${SC_DFLT_FONT}-8x8"
 kern/msi_if.m			optional	intrng
 kern/pic_if.m			optional	intrng
 kern/subr_busdma_bufalloc.c	standard
diff --git a/sys/conf/files.i386 b/sys/conf/files.i386
index a30c3be6ca0e..5aa9a4f3900e 100644
--- a/sys/conf/files.i386
+++ b/sys/conf/files.i386
@@ -47,11 +47,6 @@ linux_vdso.so			optional	compat_linux		\
 	no-implicit-rule						\
 	clean		"linux_vdso.so"
 #
-font.h				optional	sc_dflt_font		\
-	compile-with	"uudecode < /usr/share/syscons/fonts/${SC_DFLT_FONT}-8x16.fnt && file2c 'static u_char dflt_font_16[16*256] = {' '};' < ${SC_DFLT_FONT}-8x16 > font.h && uudecode < /usr/share/syscons/fonts/${SC_DFLT_FONT}-8x14.fnt && file2c 'static u_char dflt_font_14[14*256] = {' '};' < ${SC_DFLT_FONT}-8x14 >> font.h && uudecode < /usr/share/syscons/fonts/${SC_DFLT_FONT}-8x8.fnt && file2c 'static u_char dflt_font_8[8*256] = {' '};' < ${SC_DFLT_FONT}-8x8 >> font.h"										\
-	no-obj no-implicit-rule before-depend				\
-	clean		"font.h ${SC_DFLT_FONT}-8x14 ${SC_DFLT_FONT}-8x16 ${SC_DFLT_FONT}-8x8"
-#
 cddl/contrib/opensolaris/common/atomic/i386/opensolaris_atomic.S	optional zfs | dtrace compile-with "${ZFS_S}"
 cddl/dev/dtrace/i386/dtrace_asm.S			optional dtrace compile-with "${DTRACE_S}"
 cddl/dev/dtrace/i386/dtrace_subr.c			optional dtrace compile-with "${DTRACE_C}"
diff --git a/sys/conf/files.powerpc b/sys/conf/files.powerpc
index 05d38d58be7a..e2136ee1416d 100644
--- a/sys/conf/files.powerpc
+++ b/sys/conf/files.powerpc
@@ -9,11 +9,6 @@
 #
 #
 
-font.h				optional	sc			\
-	compile-with	"uudecode < /usr/share/syscons/fonts/${SC_DFLT_FONT}-8x16.fnt && file2c 'u_char dflt_font_16[16*256] = {' '};' < ${SC_DFLT_FONT}-8x16 > font.h && uudecode < /usr/share/syscons/fonts/${SC_DFLT_FONT}-8x14.fnt && file2c 'u_char dflt_font_14[14*256] = {' '};' < ${SC_DFLT_FONT}-8x14 >> font.h && uudecode < /usr/share/syscons/fonts/${SC_DFLT_FONT}-8x8.fnt && file2c 'u_char dflt_font_8[8*256] = {' '};' < ${SC_DFLT_FONT}-8x8 >> font.h" \
-	no-obj no-implicit-rule before-depend				\
-	clean	"font.h ${SC_DFLT_FONT}-8x14 ${SC_DFLT_FONT}-8x16 ${SC_DFLT_FONT}-8x8"
-#
 # There is only an asm version on ppc64.
 cddl/compat/opensolaris/kern/opensolaris_atomic.c			optional zfs powerpc | dtrace powerpc | zfs powerpcspe | dtrace powerpcspe compile-with "${ZFS_C}"
 cddl/dev/dtrace/powerpc/dtrace_asm.S		optional dtrace compile-with "${DTRACE_S}"