diff --git a/sbin/Makefile b/sbin/Makefile
index f53e2f037ebe..6d6b647651ad 100644
--- a/sbin/Makefile
+++ b/sbin/Makefile
@@ -90,14 +90,14 @@ SUBDIR.${MK_ZFS}+=	zfsbootcfg
 
 SUBDIR.${MK_TESTS}+=	tests
 
+.include <bsd.arch.inc.mk>
+
+SUBDIR_PARALLEL=
+
 # Add architecture-specific manpages
 # to be included anyway
 MAN=   sconfig/sconfig.8
 
 .include <bsd.prog.mk>
 
-.include <bsd.arch.inc.mk>
-
-SUBDIR_PARALLEL=
-
 .include <bsd.subdir.mk>
diff --git a/usr.sbin/Makefile b/usr.sbin/Makefile
index a5d2a476538f..f0614ba9b348 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/Makefile
+++ b/usr.sbin/Makefile
@@ -213,6 +213,8 @@ SUBDIR.${MK_TESTS}+=	tests
 
 .include <bsd.arch.inc.mk>
 
+SUBDIR_PARALLEL=
+
 # Add architecture-specific manpages
 # to be included anyway
 MAN=   apmd/apmd.8 \
@@ -220,6 +222,4 @@ MAN=   apmd/apmd.8 \
 
 .include <bsd.prog.mk>
 
-SUBDIR_PARALLEL=
-
 .include <bsd.subdir.mk>