diff --git a/Makefile.inc1 b/Makefile.inc1
index abda9c2dd8f4..16958eafc3aa 100644
--- a/Makefile.inc1
+++ b/Makefile.inc1
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ MK_CROSS_COMPILER=	no
 WANT_COMPILER_TYPE=	clang
 .elif ${MK_GCC_BOOTSTRAP} == "yes"
 WANT_COMPILER_TYPE=	gcc
+.else
+WANT_COMPILER_TYPE=
 .endif
 .if !defined(WANT_COMPILER_FREEBSD_VERSION)
 .if ${WANT_COMPILER_TYPE} == "clang"