diff --git a/share/mk/bsd.init.mk b/share/mk/bsd.init.mk
index 62506e9887de..5cd435953bef 100644
--- a/share/mk/bsd.init.mk
+++ b/share/mk/bsd.init.mk
@@ -11,12 +11,10 @@ __<bsd.init.mk>__:
 .include <bsd.opts.mk>
 .-include "local.init.mk"
 
-.if ${MK_AUTO_OBJ} == "yes"
 # This is also done in bsd.obj.mk
 .if defined(NO_OBJ) && ${.OBJDIR} != ${.CURDIR}
 .OBJDIR: ${.CURDIR}
 .endif
-.endif
 
 .if exists(${.CURDIR}/../Makefile.inc)
 .include "${.CURDIR}/../Makefile.inc"
diff --git a/share/mk/bsd.obj.mk b/share/mk/bsd.obj.mk
index a1596285346a..816571970b64 100644
--- a/share/mk/bsd.obj.mk
+++ b/share/mk/bsd.obj.mk
@@ -42,16 +42,16 @@
 __<bsd.obj.mk>__:
 .include <bsd.own.mk>
 
-.if ${MK_AUTO_OBJ} == "yes"
-# it is done by now
-objwarn: .PHONY
-obj: .PHONY
-CANONICALOBJDIR= ${.OBJDIR}
 # This is also done in bsd.init.mk
 .if defined(NO_OBJ) && ${.OBJDIR} != ${.CURDIR}
 # but this makefile does not want it!
 .OBJDIR: ${.CURDIR}
 .endif
+.if ${MK_AUTO_OBJ} == "yes"
+# it is done by now
+objwarn: .PHONY
+obj: .PHONY
+CANONICALOBJDIR= ${.OBJDIR}
 # Handle special case where SRCS is full-pathed and requires
 # nested objdirs.  This duplicates some auto.obj.mk logic.
 .if (!empty(SRCS:M*/*) || !empty(DPSRCS:M*/*)) && \