diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 78177850303c..22c3b2a46d61 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -39,9 +39,11 @@
 # xdev-install        - Install cross-development tools.
 # xdev-links          - Create traditional links in /usr/bin for cc, etc
 # native-xtools       - Create host binaries that produce target objects
-#                       for use in qemu user-mode jails.  Override
-#                       target location with NXBDESTDIR.  TARGET and
+#                       for use in qemu user-mode jails.  TARGET and
 #                       TARGET_ARCH should be defined.
+# native-xtools-install
+#                     - Install the files to the given DESTDIR/NXTP where
+#                       NXTP defaults to /nxb-bin.
 # 
 # "quick" way to test all kernel builds:
 # 	_jflag=`sysctl -n hw.ncpu`
@@ -132,13 +134,15 @@ TGTS=	all all-man buildenv buildenvvars buildkernel buildworld \
 	_build-tools _build-metadata _cross-tools _includes _libraries \
 	build32 distribute32 install32 buildsoft distributesoft installsoft \
 	builddtb xdev xdev-build xdev-install \
-	xdev-links native-xtools stageworld stagekernel stage-packages \
+	xdev-links native-xtools native-xtools-install stageworld stagekernel \
+	stage-packages \
 	create-packages-world create-packages-kernel create-packages \
 	packages installconfig real-packages sign-packages package-pkg \
 	print-dir test-system-compiler
 
 # These targets require a TARGET and TARGET_ARCH be defined.
-XTGTS=	native-xtools xdev xdev-build xdev-install xdev-links
+XTGTS=	native-xtools native-xtools-install xdev xdev-build xdev-install \
+	xdev-links
 
 # XXX: r156740: This can't work since bsd.subdir.mk is not included ever.
 # It will only work for SUBDIR_TARGETS in make.conf.
diff --git a/Makefile.inc1 b/Makefile.inc1
index 39be60e388a4..9b09d2121d58 100644
--- a/Makefile.inc1
+++ b/Makefile.inc1
@@ -2098,7 +2098,11 @@ cross-tools: .MAKE .PHONY
 # to pickup.
 #
 NXBOBJDIR=	${MAKEOBJDIRPREFIX}/nxb/${TARGET}.${TARGET_ARCH}
-NXBDESTDIR=	${NXBOBJDIR}${.CURDIR}/nxb-bin
+NXTP?=		/nxb-bin
+.if ${NXTP:N/*}
+.error NXTP variable should be an absolute path
+.endif
+NXBDESTDIR?=	${DESTDIR}${NXTP}
 
 # This is the list of tools to be built/installed as static and where
 # appropriate to build for the given TARGET.TARGET_ARCH.
@@ -2227,6 +2231,9 @@ native-xtools: .PHONY
 .endif
 	${_+_}cd ${.CURDIR}; ${NXBMAKE} SUBDIR_OVERRIDE="${NXBDIRS:M*}" \
 	    everything
+	@echo ">> native-xtools done.  Use 'make native-xtools-install' to install to a given DESTDIR"
+
+native-xtools-install: .PHONY
 	mkdir -p ${NXBDESTDIR}/bin ${NXBDESTDIR}/sbin ${NXBDESTDIR}/usr
 	mtree -deU -f ${.CURDIR}/etc/mtree/BSD.usr.dist \
 	    -p ${NXBDESTDIR}/usr >/dev/null
diff --git a/UPDATING b/UPDATING
index 44c9be133945..bcd8b653e470 100644
--- a/UPDATING
+++ b/UPDATING
@@ -51,6 +51,11 @@ NOTE TO PEOPLE WHO THINK THAT FreeBSD 12.x IS SLOW:
 
 ****************************** SPECIAL WARNING: ******************************
 
+20171028:
+	The native-xtools target no longer installs the files by default to the
+	OBJDIR.  Use the native-xtools-install target with a DESTDIR to install
+	to ${DESTDIR}/${NXTP} where NXTP defaults to /nxb-bin.
+
 20171021:
 	As part of the boot loader infrastructure cleanup, LOADER_*_SUPPORT
 	options are changing from controlling the build if defined / undefined
diff --git a/share/man/man7/build.7 b/share/man/man7/build.7
index b23a8f861d07..e9b22cd46abd 100644
--- a/share/man/man7/build.7
+++ b/share/man/man7/build.7
@@ -234,6 +234,17 @@ performance by avoiding emulating binaries that do not need to be emulated.
 and
 .Sy TARGET_ARCH
 should be defined.
+.It Cm native-xtools-install
+Installs the results to
+.Pa ${DESTDIR}/${NXTP}
+where
+.Va NXTP
+defaults to
+.Pa nxb-bin .
+.Sy TARGET
+and
+.Sy TARGET_ARCH
+must be defined.
 .It Cm packageworld
 Archive the results of
 .Cm distributeworld ,