diff --git a/share/mk/sys.mk b/share/mk/sys.mk
index 59607a7c1c8d..2f67903cfc85 100644
--- a/share/mk/sys.mk
+++ b/share/mk/sys.mk
@@ -129,7 +129,6 @@ MAKE		?=	make
 
 .if !defined(%POSIX)
 NM		?=	nm
-.endif
 
 OBJC		?=	cc
 OBJCFLAGS	?=	${OBJCINCLUDES} ${CFLAGS} -Wno-import
@@ -141,6 +140,7 @@ PFLAGS		?=
 
 RC		?=	f77
 RFLAGS		?=
+.endif
 
 SHELL		?=	sh