diff --git a/Makefile.libcompat b/Makefile.libcompat
index 72ea4d865647..e8d33b905559 100644
--- a/Makefile.libcompat
+++ b/Makefile.libcompat
@@ -38,10 +38,10 @@ LIB${_LIBCOMPAT}WMAKE+=	${TIME_ENV} ${LIB${_LIBCOMPAT}WMAKEENV} ${MAKE} \
 			OBJTOP=${LIB${_LIBCOMPAT}_OBJTOP} \
 			OBJROOT='$${OBJTOP}/' \
 			MAKEOBJDIRPREFIX= \
+			MK_INCLUDES=no \
 			MK_MAN=no MK_HTML=no
 LIB${_LIBCOMPAT}IMAKE+=	${LIB${_LIBCOMPAT}WMAKE:NINSTALL=*:NDESTDIR=*} \
 			${IMAKE_INSTALL} \
-			MK_INCLUDES=no \
 			-DLIBRARIES_ONLY
 
 # Shared logic