diff --git a/sys/conf/Makefile.i386 b/sys/conf/Makefile.i386
index 226f7475e625..c0ae571764de 100644
--- a/sys/conf/Makefile.i386
+++ b/sys/conf/Makefile.i386
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Makefile.i386 -- with config changes.
 # Copyright 1990 W. Jolitz
 #	from: @(#)Makefile.i386	7.1 5/10/91
-#	$Id: Makefile.i386,v 1.135 1999/01/17 21:17:27 peter Exp $
+#	$Id: Makefile.i386,v 1.136 1999/01/19 17:08:28 peter Exp $
 #
 # Makefile for FreeBSD
 #
@@ -154,6 +154,8 @@ hack.So: Makefile
 	rm -f hack.c
 .endif
 
+.ORDER: setdefs.h setdef0.c setdef1.c
+
 setdef0.o: setdef0.c setdefs.h
 	${NORMAL_C}
 
diff --git a/sys/conf/Makefile.powerpc b/sys/conf/Makefile.powerpc
index 226f7475e625..c0ae571764de 100644
--- a/sys/conf/Makefile.powerpc
+++ b/sys/conf/Makefile.powerpc
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Makefile.i386 -- with config changes.
 # Copyright 1990 W. Jolitz
 #	from: @(#)Makefile.i386	7.1 5/10/91
-#	$Id: Makefile.i386,v 1.135 1999/01/17 21:17:27 peter Exp $
+#	$Id: Makefile.i386,v 1.136 1999/01/19 17:08:28 peter Exp $
 #
 # Makefile for FreeBSD
 #
@@ -154,6 +154,8 @@ hack.So: Makefile
 	rm -f hack.c
 .endif
 
+.ORDER: setdefs.h setdef0.c setdef1.c
+
 setdef0.o: setdef0.c setdefs.h
 	${NORMAL_C}
 
diff --git a/sys/i386/conf/Makefile.i386 b/sys/i386/conf/Makefile.i386
index 226f7475e625..c0ae571764de 100644
--- a/sys/i386/conf/Makefile.i386
+++ b/sys/i386/conf/Makefile.i386
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Makefile.i386 -- with config changes.
 # Copyright 1990 W. Jolitz
 #	from: @(#)Makefile.i386	7.1 5/10/91
-#	$Id: Makefile.i386,v 1.135 1999/01/17 21:17:27 peter Exp $
+#	$Id: Makefile.i386,v 1.136 1999/01/19 17:08:28 peter Exp $
 #
 # Makefile for FreeBSD
 #
@@ -154,6 +154,8 @@ hack.So: Makefile
 	rm -f hack.c
 .endif
 
+.ORDER: setdefs.h setdef0.c setdef1.c
+
 setdef0.o: setdef0.c setdefs.h
 	${NORMAL_C}