diff --git a/Makefile.inc1 b/Makefile.inc1
index 17163a22fbbd..d0ab1e6224e5 100644
--- a/Makefile.inc1
+++ b/Makefile.inc1
@@ -996,7 +996,11 @@ buildenv: .PHONY
 
 TOOLCHAIN_TGTS=	${WMAKE_TGTS:Neverything:Nbuild${libcompat}}
 toolchain: ${TOOLCHAIN_TGTS} .PHONY
-kernel-toolchain: ${TOOLCHAIN_TGTS:N_obj:N_cleanobj:N_includes:N_libraries} .PHONY
+KERNEL_TOOLCHAIN_TGTS=	${TOOLCHAIN_TGTS:N_obj:N_cleanobj:N_includes:N_libraries}
+.if make(kernel-toolchain)
+.ORDER: ${KERNEL_TOOLCHAIN_TGTS}
+.endif
+kernel-toolchain: ${KERNEL_TOOLCHAIN_TGTS} .PHONY
 
 #
 # installcheck