diff --git a/Makefile.inc1 b/Makefile.inc1
index cb616ecc70ba..ad65cbad6162 100644
--- a/Makefile.inc1
+++ b/Makefile.inc1
@@ -211,8 +211,8 @@ CROSS_BINUTILS_PREFIX=/usr/local/${TARGET_ARCH}-freebsd/bin/
 XBINUTILS=	AS AR LD NM OBJCOPY RANLIB SIZE STRINGS
 .for BINUTIL in ${XBINUTILS}
 .if defined(CROSS_BINUTILS_PREFIX) && \
-    exists(${CROSS_BINUTILS_PREFIX}${${BINUTIL}})
-X${BINUTIL}?=	${CROSS_BINUTILS_PREFIX}${${BINUTIL}}
+    exists(${CROSS_BINUTILS_PREFIX}/${${BINUTIL}})
+X${BINUTIL}?=	${CROSS_BINUTILS_PREFIX:C,/*$,,}/${${BINUTIL}}
 .else
 X${BINUTIL}?=	${${BINUTIL}}
 .endif