diff --git a/tools/boot/universe.sh b/tools/boot/universe.sh
index 5f5c5b85604c..d05097a06799 100755
--- a/tools/boot/universe.sh
+++ b/tools/boot/universe.sh
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ dobuild()
     local opt=$3
 
     echo -n "Building $ta ${opt} ... "
-    objdir=$(make buildenv TARGET_ARCH=$ta BUILDENV_SHELL="make -V .OBJDIR")
+    objdir=$(make buildenv TARGET_ARCH=$ta BUILDENV_SHELL="make -V .OBJDIR" | tail -1)
     rm -rf ${objdir}
     if ! make buildenv TARGET_ARCH=$ta BUILDENV_SHELL="make clean cleandepend cleandir obj depend"  \
 	 > $lf 2>&1; then