diff --git a/usr.bin/compile_et/Makefile b/usr.bin/compile_et/Makefile
index a84460a92220..3d4ab15dfcce 100644
--- a/usr.bin/compile_et/Makefile
+++ b/usr.bin/compile_et/Makefile
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 
+.PATH: ${.CURDIR}/../../contrib/com_err
+
 PROG=	compile_et
 SRCS=	compile_et.c parse.y lex.l getarg.c
 CFLAGS+=-I. -I${.CURDIR}/../../contrib/com_err
 
 .include <bsd.prog.mk>
-
-.PATH: ${.CURDIR}/../../contrib/com_err