diff --git a/sys/boot/arm/uboot/Makefile b/sys/boot/arm/uboot/Makefile
index 0eb59c5b4823..e0ea8288c811 100644
--- a/sys/boot/arm/uboot/Makefile
+++ b/sys/boot/arm/uboot/Makefile
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ ldscript.generated::
 	fi
 
 .if !defined(LOADER_ONLY)
+.PATH: ${.CURDIR}/../../forth
 .include	"${.CURDIR}/../../forth/Makefile.inc"
 
 # Put sample loader.rc and menu.rc on disk but don't enable them
diff --git a/sys/boot/forth/Makefile.inc b/sys/boot/forth/Makefile.inc
index 27ba4b1c1bb1..97ab433a1b28 100644
--- a/sys/boot/forth/Makefile.inc
+++ b/sys/boot/forth/Makefile.inc
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 
-.PATH: ${.CURDIR}/../../forth
 FILES+=	beastie.4th
 FILES+=	brand.4th
 FILES+=	brand-fbsd.4th
diff --git a/sys/boot/i386/loader/Makefile b/sys/boot/i386/loader/Makefile
index bd5890507cdb..6e735a4c6433 100644
--- a/sys/boot/i386/loader/Makefile
+++ b/sys/boot/i386/loader/Makefile
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ FILES=	${LOADER}
 FILESMODE_${LOADER}= ${BINMODE} -b
 
 .if !defined(LOADER_ONLY)
+.PATH: ${.CURDIR}/../../forth
 .include	"${.CURDIR}/../../forth/Makefile.inc"
 FILES+=	pcibios.4th
 
diff --git a/sys/boot/mips/beri/loader/Makefile b/sys/boot/mips/beri/loader/Makefile
index 6563f4002965..ca9487e1eac4 100644
--- a/sys/boot/mips/beri/loader/Makefile
+++ b/sys/boot/mips/beri/loader/Makefile
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ loader.help: help.common help.mips
 	cat ${.ALLSRC} | \
 	    awk -f ${.CURDIR}/../../../common/merge_help.awk > ${.TARGET}
 
+.PATH: ${.CURDIR}/../../../forth
 .include	"${.CURDIR}/../../forth/Makefile.inc"
 
 .if !exists(${DESTDIR}/boot/loader.rc)
diff --git a/sys/boot/pc98/loader/Makefile b/sys/boot/pc98/loader/Makefile
index 6b77090c023c..a001c2067eb3 100644
--- a/sys/boot/pc98/loader/Makefile
+++ b/sys/boot/pc98/loader/Makefile
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ FILES=	${LOADER}
 # XXX INSTALLFLAGS_loader= -b
 FILESMODE_${LOADER}= ${BINMODE} -b
 
+.PATH: ${.CURDIR}/../../forth
 .include	"${.CURDIR}/../../forth/Makefile.inc"
 
 .if !exists(${DESTDIR}/boot/loader.rc)
diff --git a/sys/boot/powerpc/kboot/Makefile b/sys/boot/powerpc/kboot/Makefile
index 6c66bc657664..0ca7d2009d37 100644
--- a/sys/boot/powerpc/kboot/Makefile
+++ b/sys/boot/powerpc/kboot/Makefile
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ loader.help: help.common help.kboot ${.CURDIR}/../../fdt/help.fdt
 	cat ${.ALLSRC} | \
 	    awk -f ${.CURDIR}/../../common/merge_help.awk > ${.TARGET}
 
+.PATH: ${.CURDIR}/../../forth
 .include	"${.CURDIR}/../../forth/Makefile.inc"
 
 .if !exists(${DESTDIR}/boot/loader.rc)
diff --git a/sys/boot/powerpc/ofw/Makefile b/sys/boot/powerpc/ofw/Makefile
index 910a30a48fca..65b79ea72597 100644
--- a/sys/boot/powerpc/ofw/Makefile
+++ b/sys/boot/powerpc/ofw/Makefile
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ loader.help: help.common help.ofw ${.CURDIR}/../../fdt/help.fdt
 	cat ${.ALLSRC} | \
 	    awk -f ${.CURDIR}/../../common/merge_help.awk > ${.TARGET}
 
+.PATH: ${.CURDIR}/../../forth
 .include	"${.CURDIR}/../../forth/Makefile.inc"
 
 .if !exists(${DESTDIR}/boot/loader.rc)
diff --git a/sys/boot/sparc64/loader/Makefile b/sys/boot/sparc64/loader/Makefile
index 051f97184a99..ca2853c42396 100644
--- a/sys/boot/sparc64/loader/Makefile
+++ b/sys/boot/sparc64/loader/Makefile
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ loader.help: help.common help.sparc64
 	cat ${.ALLSRC} | \
 	    awk -f ${.CURDIR}/../../common/merge_help.awk > ${.TARGET}
 
+.PATH: ${.CURDIR}/../../forth
 .include	"${.CURDIR}/../../forth/Makefile.inc"
 
 .if !exists(${DESTDIR}/boot/loader.rc)