diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 96d264f0c1ab..7bd234bd65d5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -191,10 +191,11 @@ PATH=	/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin
 MAKEOBJDIRPREFIX?=	/usr/obj
 _MAKEOBJDIRPREFIX!= /usr/bin/env -i PATH=${PATH} ${MAKE} MK_AUTO_OBJ=no \
     ${.MAKEFLAGS:MMAKEOBJDIRPREFIX=*} __MAKE_CONF=${__MAKE_CONF} \
+    SRCCONF=${SRCCONF} \
     -f /dev/null -V MAKEOBJDIRPREFIX dummy
 .if !empty(_MAKEOBJDIRPREFIX)
 .error MAKEOBJDIRPREFIX can only be set in environment, not as a global\
-	(in make.conf(5)) or command-line variable.
+	(in make.conf(5) or src.conf(5)) or command-line variable.
 .endif
 
 # We often need to use the tree's version of make to build it.