diff --git a/Makefile.inc1 b/Makefile.inc1
index 3ca58b38e5ff..c4826cfb35cf 100644
--- a/Makefile.inc1
+++ b/Makefile.inc1
@@ -678,6 +678,10 @@ CROSSENV+=	BUILD_TOOLS_META=.NOMETA
 .if defined(TARGET_CFLAGS)
 CROSSENV+=	${TARGET_CFLAGS}
 .endif
+.if (${TARGET} != ${MACHINE} && !defined(WITH_LOCAL_MODULES)) || \
+    defined(WITHOUT_LOCAL_MODULES)
+CROSSENV+=	LOCAL_MODULES=
+.endif
 
 BOOTSTRAPPING_OSRELDATE?=${OSRELDATE}