diff --git a/sys/conf/Makefile.alpha b/sys/conf/Makefile.alpha
index 67c0f68751be..39cc17aec99d 100644
--- a/sys/conf/Makefile.alpha
+++ b/sys/conf/Makefile.alpha
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ SYSTEM_LD= @${LD} ${FMT} -Bdynamic -T $S/conf/ldscript.$M \
 
 %CLEAN
 
+.include "$S/conf/kern.post.mk"
+
 SYSTEM_OBJS+=	__divqu.o __divq.o __divlu.o __divl.o
 SYSTEM_OBJS+=	__remqu.o __remq.o __remlu.o __reml.o
 CLEAN+=	__divqu.S __divq.S __divlu.S __divl.S
@@ -90,6 +92,4 @@ __reml.S: $S/$M/$M/divrem.m4
 	@(echo "define(NAME,\`__reml')define(OP,\`rem')define(S,\`true')"; \
 	 echo "define(WORDSIZE,32)"; cat ${.ALLSRC}) | m4 > ${.TARGET}
 
-.include "$S/conf/kern.post.mk"
-
 %RULES