diff --git a/sys/conf/kmod.mk b/sys/conf/kmod.mk
index 89f37ffe4e49..61e4ec56d187 100644
--- a/sys/conf/kmod.mk
+++ b/sys/conf/kmod.mk
@@ -253,6 +253,7 @@ all: beforebuild .WAIT ${PROG}
 beforebuild: objwarn
 
 beforedepend: ${_ILINKS}
+beforebuild: ${_ILINKS}
 
 # Ensure that the links exist without depending on it when it exists which
 # causes all the modules to be rebuilt when the directory pointed to changes.