diff --git a/share/mk/sys.mk b/share/mk/sys.mk
index f2ae1cd45128..af96ddeee853 100644
--- a/share/mk/sys.mk
+++ b/share/mk/sys.mk
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ LINT		?=	lint
 LINTFLAGS	?=	-cghapbx
 LINTKERNFLAGS	?=	${LINTFLAGS}
 LINTOBJFLAGS	?=	-cghapbxu -i
+LINTOBJKERNFLAGS?=	${LINTOBJFLAGS}
 LINTLIBFLAGS	?=	-cghapbxu -C ${LIB}
 
 MAKE		?=	make