diff --git a/share/mk/local.meta.stage.mk b/share/mk/local.meta.stage.mk
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8a59631e57a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/share/mk/local.meta.stage.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+.if defined(NO_OBJ) && ${__objdir:U${.CURDIR}} != ${.CURDIR}
+# NO_OBJ would cause us to dribble stage* into .CURDIR
+# which will prevent the targets being done for multiple MACHINES
+.undef NO_OBJ
+.OBJDIR: ${__objdir}
+.endif