diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 11483d08d0de..da47d6ba5561 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ TGTS=	all all-man buildenv buildenvvars buildkernel buildworld \
 	delete-old delete-old-dirs delete-old-files delete-old-libs \
 	depend distribute distributekernel distributekernel.debug \
 	distributeworld distrib-dirs distribution doxygen \
-	everything hierarchy install installcheck installkernel \
+	everything hier hierarchy install installcheck installkernel \
 	installkernel.debug packagekernel packageworld \
 	reinstallkernel reinstallkernel.debug \
 	installworld kernel-toolchain libraries lint maninstall \
diff --git a/Makefile.inc1 b/Makefile.inc1
index 40a2e4773d66..bd3c7218a94b 100644
--- a/Makefile.inc1
+++ b/Makefile.inc1
@@ -1197,7 +1197,7 @@ cross-tools:
 #
 # hierarchy - ensure that all the needed directories are present
 #
-hierarchy:
+hierarchy hier:
 	cd ${.CURDIR}/etc;		${MAKE} distrib-dirs
 
 #