diff --git a/include/Makefile b/include/Makefile
index 73ce855469e5..372996def5de 100644
--- a/include/Makefile
+++ b/include/Makefile
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ compat:
 		rm -f ${SDESTDIR}${INCLUDEDIR}/$i; \
 	fi
 .endfor
-	mtree -deU ${MTREE_FOLLOWS_SYMLINKS} \
+	mtree -deU ${NO_ROOT:D-W} ${MTREE_FOLLOWS_SYMLINKS} \
 	    -f ${SRCTOP}/etc/mtree/BSD.include.dist \
 	    -p ${SDESTDIR}${INCLUDEDIR} > /dev/null