diff --git a/Makefile.inc1 b/Makefile.inc1
index 0f6fbfbcb187..64bf191d0d4d 100644
--- a/Makefile.inc1
+++ b/Makefile.inc1
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ BMAKEENV=	INSTALL="sh ${.CURDIR}/tools/install.sh" \
 		MAKEFLAGS="-m ${.CURDIR}/tools/build/mk ${.MAKEFLAGS}"
 # need to keep this in sync with targets/pseudo/bootstrap-tools/Makefile
 BSARGS= 	DESTDIR= \
-		OBJTOP='${WORLDTMP}/obj-$${BWPHASE}' \
+		OBJTOP='${WORLDTMP}/obj-tools' \
 		OBJROOT='$${OBJTOP}/' \
 		BOOTSTRAPPING=${OSRELDATE} \
 		BWPHASE=${.TARGET:C,^_,,} \
diff --git a/targets/pseudo/bootstrap-tools/Makefile b/targets/pseudo/bootstrap-tools/Makefile
index 6d5b18d99247..49b168e37211 100644
--- a/targets/pseudo/bootstrap-tools/Makefile
+++ b/targets/pseudo/bootstrap-tools/Makefile
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ OSRELDATE?= 0
 
 # need to keep this in sync with src/Makefile.inc1 
 BSARGS= 	DESTDIR= \
-		OBJTOP='${WORLDTMP}/obj-$${BWPHASE}' \
+		OBJTOP='${WORLDTMP}/obj-tools' \
 		OBJROOT='$${OBJTOP}/' \
 		BOOTSTRAPPING=${OSRELDATE} \
 		BWPHASE=${.TARGET} \