diff --git a/lib/Makefile b/lib/Makefile
index 361613fd0a7d..62062a8ab698 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile
+++ b/lib/Makefile
@@ -3,82 +3,43 @@
 
 .include <src.opts.mk>
 
-# To satisfy shared library or ELF linkage when only the libraries being
-# built are visible:
-#
-# csu must be built before all shared libaries for ELF.
-# libc must be built before all other shared libraries.
-# libbsm must be built before libauditd.
-# libcom_err must be built before libpam.
-# libcrypt must be built before libpam.
-# libkvm must be built before libdevstat.
-# libldns must be built before libunbound.
-# msun must be built before libg++ and libstdc++.
-# libmd must be built before libatm, libopie, libradius, and libtacplus.
-# ncurses must be built before libdialog, libedit and libreadline.
-# libnetgraph must be built before libbsnmp/modules/snmp_netgraph.
-# libopie must be built before libpam.
-# libradius must be built before libpam.
-# librpcsvc must be built before libpam.
-# libsbuf must be built before libcam.
-# libtacplus must be built before libpam.
-# libutil must be built before libpam.
-# libypclnt must be built before libpam.
-# libgssapi must be built before librpcsec_gss
-#
-# Otherwise, the SUBDIR list should be in alphabetical order.
-#
-# Except it appears bind needs to be compiled last
+# The SUBDIR_ORDERED list is a small set of libraries which are used by many
+# of the other libraries.  These are built first with a .WAIT between them
+# and the main list to avoid needing a SUBDIR_DEPEND line on every library
+# naming just these few items.
 
 SUBDIR_ORDERED=	${_csu} \
 	.WAIT \
 	libc \
 	libc_nonshared \
-	.WAIT \
-	msun \
-	.WAIT \
-	libbsm \
-	libauditd \
-	libutil \
-	libpjdlog \
-	libnv \
-	${_libcapsicum} \
 	libcompiler_rt \
-	libcrypt \
-	libelf \
-	${_libiconv_modules} \
-	libkvm \
-	${_libldns} \
-	libmd \
-	ncurses \
-	${_libnetgraph} \
-	libradius \
-	librpcsvc \
-	libsbuf \
-	libtacplus \
-	${_libypclnt} \
+	${_libcplusplus} \
 	${_libcxxrt} \
-	${_libcplusplus}
+	libelf \
+	msun
 
-.if ${MK_KERBEROS_SUPPORT} != "no"
-SUBDIR_ORDERED+=	libcom_err
-.endif
+# The main list; please keep these sorted alphabetically.
 
 SUBDIR=	${SUBDIR_ORDERED} \
 	.WAIT \
 	libalias \
 	libarchive \
 	${_libatm} \
+	libauditd \
 	libbegemot \
 	libblocksruntime \
 	${_libbluetooth} \
 	${_libbsnmp} \
 	libbsdstat \
+	libbsm \
 	libbz2 \
 	libcalendar \
 	libcam \
+	${_libcapsicum} \
 	${_libcasper} \
+	${_libcom_err} \
 	libcompat \
+	libcrypt \
 	libdevinfo \
 	libdevstat \
 	libdwarf \
@@ -91,26 +52,36 @@ SUBDIR=	${SUBDIR_ORDERED} \
 	${_libgpib} \
 	${_libgssapi} \
 	${_librpcsec_gss} \
+	${_libiconv_modules} \
 	libipsec \
 	libjail \
 	libkiconv \
+	libkvm \
+	${_libldns} \
 	liblzma \
 	libmagic \
 	libmandoc \
 	libmemstat \
+	libmd \
 	${_libmilter} \
 	${_libmp} \
 	${_libnandfs} \
 	libnetbsd \
+	${_libnetgraph} \
 	${_libngatm} \
+	libnv \
 	libopie \
 	libpam \
 	libpcap \
+	libpjdlog \
 	${_libpmc} \
 	${_libproc} \
 	libprocstat \
+	libradius \
+	librpcsvc \
 	librt \
 	${_librtld_db} \
+	libsbuf \
 	${_libsdp} \
 	${_libsm} \
 	${_libsmb} \
@@ -119,6 +90,7 @@ SUBDIR=	${SUBDIR_ORDERED} \
 	libstand \
 	libstdbuf \
 	libstdthreads \
+	libtacplus \
 	${_libtelnet} \
 	${_libthr} \
 	libthread_db \
@@ -129,16 +101,51 @@ SUBDIR=	${SUBDIR_ORDERED} \
 	${_libunbound} \
 	${_libusbhid} \
 	${_libusb} \
+	libutil \
 	${_libvgl} \
 	${_libvmmapi} \
 	libwrap \
 	liby \
+	${_libypclnt} \
 	libz \
+	ncurses \
 	${_atf} \
 	${_clang} \
 	${_cuse} \
 	${_tests}
 
+# Inter-library dependencies.  When the makefile for a library contains LDADD
+# libraries, those libraries should be listed as build order dependencies here.
+
+SUBDIR_DEPEND_libarchive= libz libbz2 libexpat liblzma libmd
+SUBDIR_DEPEND_libatm= libmd
+SUBDIR_DEPEND_libauditdm= libbsm
+SUBDIR_DEPEND_libbsnmp= ${_libnetgraph}
+SUBDIR_DEPEND_libc++= libcxxrt
+SUBDIR_DEPEND_libc= libcompiler_rt
+SUBDIR_DEPEND_libcam= libsbuf
+SUBDIR_DEPEND_libcapsicum= libnv
+SUBDIR_DEPEND_libcasper= libcapsicum libnv libpjdlog
+SUBDIR_DEPEND_libdevstat= libkvm
+SUBDIR_DEPEND_libdiaglog= ncurses
+SUBDIR_DEPEND_libedit= ncurses
+SUBDIR_DEPEND_libg++= msun
+SUBDIR_DEPEND_libgeom= libexpat libsbuf
+SUBDIR_DEPEND_liblibrpcsec_gss= libgssapi
+SUBDIR_DEPEND_libmagic= libz
+SUBDIR_DEPEND_libmemstat= libkvm
+SUBDIR_DEPEND_libopie= libmd
+SUBDIR_DEPEND_libpam= libcrypt libopie libradius librpcsvc libtacplus libutil ${_libypclnt} ${_libcom_err} 
+SUBDIR_DEPEND_libpjdlog= libutil
+SUBDIR_DEPEND_libprocstat= libkvm libutil
+SUBDIR_DEPEND_libradius= libmd
+SUBDIR_DEPEND_libreadline= ncurses
+SUBDIR_DEPEND_libsmb= libkiconv
+SUBDIR_DEPEND_libstdc++= msun
+SUBDIR_DEPEND_libtacplus= libmd
+SUBDIR_DEPEND_libulog= libmd
+SUBDIR_DEPEND_libunbound= ${_libldns}
+
 .if exists(${.CURDIR}/csu/${MACHINE_ARCH}-elf)
 _csu=csu/${MACHINE_ARCH}-elf
 .elif exists(${.CURDIR}/csu/${MACHINE_ARCH})
@@ -190,6 +197,10 @@ _librpcsec_gss=	librpcsec_gss
 _libiconv_modules=	libiconv_modules
 .endif
 
+.if ${MK_KERBEROS_SUPPORT} != "no"
+_libcom_err= libcom_err
+.endif
+
 .if ${MK_LDNS} != "no"
 _libldns=	libldns
 .endif
diff --git a/share/mk/bsd.subdir.mk b/share/mk/bsd.subdir.mk
index b0ce12039088..f76d5e12321a 100644
--- a/share/mk/bsd.subdir.mk
+++ b/share/mk/bsd.subdir.mk
@@ -80,7 +80,11 @@ __subdir_targets=
 __subdir_targets+= .WAIT
 .else
 __subdir_targets+= ${__target}_subdir_${__dir}
-${__target}_subdir_${__dir}: .MAKE
+__deps=
+.for __dep in ${SUBDIR_DEPEND_${__dir}}
+__deps+= ${__target}_subdir_${__dep}
+.endfor
+${__target}_subdir_${__dir}: .MAKE ${__deps}
 .if !defined(NO_SUBDIR)
 	@${_+_}set -e; \
 		if test -d ${.CURDIR}/${__dir}.${MACHINE_ARCH}; then \