diff --git a/stand/defs.mk b/stand/defs.mk
index 7c93abc2f6b1..8d4be1ee767c 100644
--- a/stand/defs.mk
+++ b/stand/defs.mk
@@ -24,15 +24,6 @@ BOOTOBJ=	${OBJTOP}/stand
 # BINDIR is where we install
 BINDIR?=	/boot
 
-# NB: The makefiles depend on these being empty when we don't build forth.
-.if ${MK_FORTH} != "no"
-LIBFICL=	${BOOTOBJ}/ficl/libficl.a
-.if ${MACHINE} == "i386"
-LIBFICL32=	${LIBFICL}
-.else
-LIBFICL32=	${BOOTOBJ}/ficl32/libficl.a
-.endif
-.endif
 LIBSA=		${BOOTOBJ}/libsa/libsa.a
 .if ${MACHINE} == "i386"
 LIBSA32=	${LIBSA}
diff --git a/stand/loader.mk b/stand/loader.mk
index b573296cf8a7..4acd9c75f96f 100644
--- a/stand/loader.mk
+++ b/stand/loader.mk
@@ -129,6 +129,16 @@ LIBZFSBOOT=	${BOOTOBJ}/zfs/libzfsboot.a
 .endif
 .endif
 
+# NB: The makefiles depend on these being empty when we don't build forth.
+.if ${MK_FORTH} != "no"
+LIBFICL=	${BOOTOBJ}/ficl/libficl.a
+.if ${MACHINE} == "i386"
+LIBFICL32=	${LIBFICL}
+.else
+LIBFICL32=	${BOOTOBJ}/ficl32/libficl.a
+.endif
+.endif
+
 CLEANFILES+=	vers.c
 VERSION_FILE?=	${.CURDIR}/version
 .if ${MK_REPRODUCIBLE_BUILD} != no