diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b486c23bef3c..deae1f43d939 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ META_TGT_WHITELIST+= \
 
 PATH=	/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin
 MAKEOBJDIRPREFIX?=	/usr/obj
-_MAKEOBJDIRPREFIX!= /usr/bin/env -i PATH=${PATH} MK_AUTO_OBJ=no ${MAKE} \
+_MAKEOBJDIRPREFIX!= /usr/bin/env -i PATH=${PATH} ${MAKE} MK_AUTO_OBJ=no \
     ${.MAKEFLAGS:MMAKEOBJDIRPREFIX=*} __MAKE_CONF=${__MAKE_CONF} \
     -f /dev/null -V MAKEOBJDIRPREFIX dummy
 .if !empty(_MAKEOBJDIRPREFIX)
diff --git a/Makefile.inc1 b/Makefile.inc1
index e71a3a7d538c..36640b29f4b3 100644
--- a/Makefile.inc1
+++ b/Makefile.inc1
@@ -365,11 +365,11 @@ OSRELDATE=	0
 
 # Set VERSION for CTFMERGE to use via the default CTFFLAGS=-L VERSION.
 .if !defined(_REVISION)
-_REVISION!=	MK_AUTO_OBJ=no ${MAKE} -C ${SRCDIR}/release -V REVISION
+_REVISION!=	${MAKE} -C ${SRCDIR}/release MK_AUTO_OBJ=no -V REVISION
 .export _REVISION
 .endif
 .if !defined(_BRANCH)
-_BRANCH!=	MK_AUTO_OBJ=no ${MAKE} -C ${SRCDIR}/release -V BRANCH
+_BRANCH!=	${MAKE} -C ${SRCDIR}/release MK_AUTO_OBJ=no -V BRANCH
 .export _BRANCH
 .endif
 .if !defined(SRCRELDATE)
@@ -439,8 +439,8 @@ _TARGET_CPUTYPE=${TARGET_CPUTYPE}
 .else
 _TARGET_CPUTYPE=dummy
 .endif
-_CPUTYPE!=	MK_AUTO_OBJ=no MAKEFLAGS= CPUTYPE=${_TARGET_CPUTYPE} ${MAKE} \
-		-f /dev/null -m ${.CURDIR}/share/mk -V CPUTYPE
+_CPUTYPE!=	MAKEFLAGS= CPUTYPE=${_TARGET_CPUTYPE} ${MAKE} -f /dev/null \
+		-m ${.CURDIR}/share/mk MK_AUTO_OBJ=no -V CPUTYPE
 .if ${_CPUTYPE} != ${_TARGET_CPUTYPE}
 .error CPUTYPE global should be set with ?=.
 .endif