diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/groff/Makefile.cfg b/gnu/usr.bin/groff/Makefile.cfg
index 37b627cac19c..23f2b1c5d58a 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/groff/Makefile.cfg
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/groff/Makefile.cfg
@@ -122,3 +122,8 @@ CFLAGS+=$(DEFINES)
 	-e "s;@g@;$(g);g" \
 	-e "s;@G@;`echo $(g) | tr [a-z] [A-Z]`;g" \
 	$< >$@
+
+.if exists(${.CURDIR}/obj)
+MANSRC=${.CURDIR}/obj
+.endif
+
diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/groff/man/Makefile b/gnu/usr.bin/groff/man/Makefile
index 4cb2ea774bd2..4723c0aae82b 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/groff/man/Makefile
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/groff/man/Makefile
@@ -6,9 +6,5 @@ MAN7=	groff_char.7
 MANDEPEND=	${MAN5} ${MAN7}
 CLEANFILES+=	${MANDEPEND}
 
-.if exists(${.CURDIR}/obj)
-MANSRC=${.CURDIR}/obj
-.endif
-
 .include "../Makefile.cfg"
 .include <bsd.prog.mk>