diff --git a/usr.sbin/nmtree/Makefile b/usr.sbin/nmtree/Makefile
index c29974ff7fcc..57705671f155 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/nmtree/Makefile
+++ b/usr.sbin/nmtree/Makefile
@@ -22,4 +22,10 @@ MLINKS=		mtree.8 nmtree.8
 HAS_TESTS=
 SUBDIR.${MK_TESTS}+= tests
 
+.if defined(BOOTSTRAPPING)
+# Linux glibc has a dummy lchmod that always fails. Don't fail due to
+# the linker warning that it emits.
+LD_FATAL_WARNINGS=no
+.endif
+
 .include <bsd.prog.mk>