diff --git a/share/mk/bsd.files.mk b/share/mk/bsd.files.mk
index 9ddb315b6e0..79b9d0346cb 100644
--- a/share/mk/bsd.files.mk
+++ b/share/mk/bsd.files.mk
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ ${group}DIR?=	${BINDIR}
 STAGE_SETS+=	${group}
 .endif
 STAGE_DIR.${group}= ${STAGE_OBJTOP}${${group}DIR}
+STAGE_SYMLINKS_DIR.${group}= ${STAGE_OBJTOP}
 
 _${group}FILES=
 .for file in ${${group}}
diff --git a/share/mk/bsd.incs.mk b/share/mk/bsd.incs.mk
index 6408a73defc..17b7e2996ed 100644
--- a/share/mk/bsd.incs.mk
+++ b/share/mk/bsd.incs.mk
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ ${group}MODE?=	${NOBINMODE}
 ${group}DIR?=	${INCLUDEDIR}
 STAGE_SETS+=	${group}
 STAGE_DIR.${group}= ${STAGE_OBJTOP}${${group}DIR}
+STAGE_SYMLINKS_DIR.${group}= ${STAGE_OBJTOP}
 
 _${group}INCS=
 .for header in ${${group}}