diff --git a/lib/libc/powerpcspe/sys/Makefile.inc b/lib/libc/powerpcspe/sys/Makefile.inc
index 70662c94db0b..79a5fe2716be 100644
--- a/lib/libc/powerpcspe/sys/Makefile.inc
+++ b/lib/libc/powerpcspe/sys/Makefile.inc
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
-.PATH: ${LIBC_SRCTOP}/powerpc/sys
 .PATH: ${LIBSYS_SRCTOP}/powerpc
 .sinclude "${LIBC_SRCTOP}/powerpc/sys/Makefile.inc"
diff --git a/lib/libc/x86/sys/Makefile.inc b/lib/libc/x86/sys/Makefile.inc
index 05d07ee5552a..d5e4cd75e78b 100644
--- a/lib/libc/x86/sys/Makefile.inc
+++ b/lib/libc/x86/sys/Makefile.inc
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-.PATH:	${LIBC_SRCTOP}/x86/sys
 .PATH:	${LIBSYS_SRCTOP}/x86
 
 SRCS+= \
diff --git a/lib/libsys/Makefile.sys b/lib/libsys/Makefile.sys
index 42409c35121b..699117ff437b 100644
--- a/lib/libsys/Makefile.sys
+++ b/lib/libsys/Makefile.sys
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 
 # sys sources
-.PATH: ${LIBC_SRCTOP}/${LIBC_ARCH}/sys
 .PATH: ${LIBSYS_SRCTOP}/${LIBC_ARCH} ${LIBSYS_SRCTOP}
 
 # Include the generated makefile containing the *complete* list