diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d43ddce5b443..3290b4c9cbce 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -121,8 +121,8 @@ TGTS=	all all-man buildenv buildenvvars buildkernel buildworld \
 	_worldtmp _legacy _bootstrap-tools _cleanobj _obj \
 	_build-tools _cross-tools _includes _libraries _depend \
 	build32 builddtb distribute32 install32 xdev xdev-build xdev-install \
-	xdev-links native-xtools kernel-pkgs stageworld create-world-packages \
-	packages
+	xdev-links native-xtools create-kernel-packages stageworld \
+	create-world-packages packages
 
 TGTS+=	${SUBDIR_TARGETS}
 
diff --git a/Makefile.inc1 b/Makefile.inc1
index 4fa5238d91f3..c65af05a7700 100644
--- a/Makefile.inc1
+++ b/Makefile.inc1
@@ -1252,9 +1252,9 @@ packages:
 		${MAKE} DESTDIR=${DESTDIR:U${STAGEDIR}} -DNO_ROOT stageworld ; \
 		${MAKE} DESTDIR=${DESTDIR:U${STAGEDIR}} create-world-packages
 
-kernel-pkgs:
+create-kernel-packages:
 .if !defined(NO_ROOT)
-	@echo "ERROR: kernel-pkgs can only be done with -DNO_ROOT"; \
+	@echo "ERROR: create-kernel-packages can only be done with -DNO_ROOT"; \
 	false
 .endif
 	@cd ${DESTDIR}/${DISTDIR} ; \