diff --git a/sys/modules/ath_rate_onoe/Makefile b/sys/modules/ath_rate_onoe/Makefile
index 2edd73f138dc..3f71e862fde0 100644
--- a/sys/modules/ath_rate_onoe/Makefile
+++ b/sys/modules/ath_rate_onoe/Makefile
@@ -56,10 +56,10 @@ ATH_MODULE_ARCH=powerpc-be
 ATH_MODULE_ARCH=${MACHINE_ARCH}
 .endif
 
-.if !defined(KERNBUILDDIR)
 opt_ah.h: ${HAL}/public/${ATH_MODULE_ARCH}-elf.opt_ah.h
 	cp ${HAL}/public/${ATH_MODULE_ARCH}-elf.opt_ah.h ${.TARGET}
 
+.if !defined(KERNBUILDDIR)
 opt_wlan.h:
 	echo "#define IEEE80211_DEBUG 1" > opt_wlan.h
 #	echo > opt_wlan.h