diff --git a/Makefile.inc1 b/Makefile.inc1
index 0ee35a41d71b..e306f7dd0615 100644
--- a/Makefile.inc1
+++ b/Makefile.inc1
@@ -523,6 +523,7 @@ BMAKEENV=	INSTALL="sh ${.CURDIR}/tools/install.sh" \
 BSARGS= 	DESTDIR= \
 		OBJTOP='${WORLDTMP}/obj-tools' \
 		OBJROOT='$${OBJTOP}/' \
+		MAKEOBJDIRPREFIX= \
 		BOOTSTRAPPING=${OSRELDATE} \
 		BWPHASE=${.TARGET:C,^_,,} \
 		SSP_CFLAGS= \
@@ -565,6 +566,7 @@ KTMAKE=		TOOLS_PREFIX=${WORLDTMP} \
 		DESTDIR= \
 		OBJTOP='${WORLDTMP}/obj-kernel-tools' \
 		OBJROOT='$${OBJTOP}/' \
+		MAKEOBJDIRPREFIX= \
 		BOOTSTRAPPING=${OSRELDATE} \
 		SSP_CFLAGS= \
 		MK_HTML=no -DNO_LINT MK_MAN=no \
diff --git a/Makefile.libcompat b/Makefile.libcompat
index 9d64fb7e326c..b8fc76c4e152 100644
--- a/Makefile.libcompat
+++ b/Makefile.libcompat
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ LIBCOMPATWMAKEFLAGS+= CC="${XCC} ${LIBCOMPATCFLAGS}" \
 LIBCOMPATWMAKE+=	${LIBCOMPATWMAKEENV} ${MAKE} ${LIBCOMPATWMAKEFLAGS} \
 			OBJTOP=${LIBCOMPAT_OBJTOP} \
 			OBJROOT='$${OBJTOP}/' \
+			MAKEOBJDIRPREFIX= \
 			MK_MAN=no MK_HTML=no
 LIBCOMPATIMAKE+=	${LIBCOMPATWMAKE:NINSTALL=*:NDESTDIR=*} \
 			MK_TOOLCHAIN=no ${IMAKE_INSTALL} \
@@ -188,6 +189,7 @@ build${libcompat}: .PHONY
 	    ${MAKE} SSP_CFLAGS= DESTDIR= \
 	    OBJTOP=${LIBCOMPAT_OBJTOP} \
 	    OBJROOT='$${OBJTOP}/' \
+	    MAKEOBJDIRPREFIX= \
 	    DIRPRFX=${_dir}/ -DNO_LINT -DNO_CPU_CFLAGS MK_WARNS=no MK_CTF=no \
 	    build-tools
 .endfor
diff --git a/targets/pseudo/bootstrap-tools/Makefile b/targets/pseudo/bootstrap-tools/Makefile
index 49b168e37211..525320702a41 100644
--- a/targets/pseudo/bootstrap-tools/Makefile
+++ b/targets/pseudo/bootstrap-tools/Makefile
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ OSRELDATE?= 0
 BSARGS= 	DESTDIR= \
 		OBJTOP='${WORLDTMP}/obj-tools' \
 		OBJROOT='$${OBJTOP}/' \
+		MAKEOBJDIRPREFIX= \
 		BOOTSTRAPPING=${OSRELDATE} \
 		BWPHASE=${.TARGET} \
 		SSP_CFLAGS= \