diff --git a/sys/boot/Makefile b/sys/boot/Makefile
index cfc82b98201f..06cffb12c267 100644
--- a/sys/boot/Makefile
+++ b/sys/boot/Makefile
@@ -8,10 +8,6 @@
 SUBDIR+=		ficl
 .endif
 
-.if ${MK_FDT} != "no"
-SUBDIR+=		fdt
-.endif
-
 # Pick the machine-dependent subdir based on the target architecture.
 ADIR=			${MACHINE:S/amd64/i386/:S/powerpc64/powerpc/}
 .if exists(${.CURDIR}/${ADIR}/.)
diff --git a/sys/boot/Makefile.arm b/sys/boot/Makefile.arm
index f96104db47c5..46fc5742fbf6 100644
--- a/sys/boot/Makefile.arm
+++ b/sys/boot/Makefile.arm
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 
+.if ${MK_FDT} != "no"
+SUBDIR+=		fdt
+.endif
+
 SUBDIR+=		uboot
diff --git a/sys/boot/Makefile.powerpc b/sys/boot/Makefile.powerpc
index ca8c33139b11..b7660f4600d4 100644
--- a/sys/boot/Makefile.powerpc
+++ b/sys/boot/Makefile.powerpc
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 
+.if ${MK_FDT} != "no"
+SUBDIR+=		fdt
+.endif
+
 SUBDIR+=		ofw
 SUBDIR+=		uboot