diff --git a/share/mk/bsd.nls.mk b/share/mk/bsd.nls.mk
index d160a2bcf2d4..684394b53889 100644
--- a/share/mk/bsd.nls.mk
+++ b/share/mk/bsd.nls.mk
@@ -71,12 +71,12 @@ STAGE_SYMLINKS_DIR.NLS= ${STAGE_OBJTOP}
 SYMLINKS+= ${NLSSYMLINKS}
 .endif
 .for file in ${NLS}
-NLSNAME_${file:T}= ${file:T:R}/${NLSNAME}.cat
+NLSDIR_${file:T}=	${NLSDIR}/${file:T:R}
+NLSNAME_${file:T}=	${NLSNAME}.cat
 .if defined(NLSLINKS_${file:R}) && !empty(NLSLINKS_${file:R})
 .if !empty(NLSLINKS_${file:R}:M${file:R})
 .error NLSLINKS_${file:R} contains itself: ${file:R}
 .endif
-NLSLINKS+=	${file:R}
 .endif
 .for dst in ${NLSLINKS_${file:R}}
 NLSSYMLINKS+= ../${file:R}/${NLSNAME}.cat ${NLSDIR}/${dst}/${NLSNAME}.cat