diff --git a/share/mk/bsd.progs.mk b/share/mk/bsd.progs.mk
index 44191d1c56d..ee6b1305757 100644
--- a/share/mk/bsd.progs.mk
+++ b/share/mk/bsd.progs.mk
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ $p.$t: .PHONY .MAKE ${_PROGS_COMMON_OBJS}
 	    NO_SUBDIR=1 ${MAKE} -f ${MAKEFILE} _RECURSING_PROGS=t \
 	    ${_PROG_MK.${t}} PROG=$p ${x.$p} ${@:E})
 .endfor
-.ORDER installdirs $p.install
+.ORDER: installdirs $p.install
 .endfor
 
 # Depend main pseudo targets on all PROG.pseudo targets too.