diff --git a/Makefile.inc1 b/Makefile.inc1
index f5a84792e84c..09cc03cc5d30 100644
--- a/Makefile.inc1
+++ b/Makefile.inc1
@@ -1047,9 +1047,11 @@ _clang_tblgen= \
 	usr.bin/clang/clang-tblgen
 .endif
 
+# dtrace tools are required for older bootstrap env and cross-build
 .if ${MK_CDDL} != "no" && \
-    ${BOOTSTRAPPING} < 800038 && \
-    !(${BOOTSTRAPPING} >= 700112 && ${BOOTSTRAPPING} < 799999)
+    ((${BOOTSTRAPPING} < 800038 && \
+          !(${BOOTSTRAPPING} >= 700112 && ${BOOTSTRAPPING} < 799999)) \
+      || (${MACHINE} != ${TARGET} || ${MACHINE_ARCH} != ${TARGET_ARCH}))
 _dtrace_tools= cddl/usr.bin/sgsmsg cddl/lib/libctf lib/libelf \
     lib/libdwarf cddl/usr.bin/ctfconvert cddl/usr.bin/ctfmerge
 .endif