diff --git a/sys/boot/Makefile b/sys/boot/Makefile
index ad7f32b25ea..5a04f78e8eb 100644
--- a/sys/boot/Makefile
+++ b/sys/boot/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 .MAKEFLAGS:  MACHINE_ARCH=i386 MACHINE=i386 REALLY_AMD64=true
 .endif
 
-.if !defined(NOFORTH)
+.if !defined(NOFORTH) && ${MACHINE_ARCH} != "powerpc"
 # Build the add-in FORTH interpreter
 SUBDIR+=		ficl
 .endif
diff --git a/sys/boot/powerpc/loader/Makefile b/sys/boot/powerpc/loader/Makefile
index 9cf054c3203..dfc52ee4e91 100644
--- a/sys/boot/powerpc/loader/Makefile
+++ b/sys/boot/powerpc/loader/Makefile
@@ -30,16 +30,16 @@ CFLAGS+=	-DLOADER_DISK_SUPPORT
 CFLAGS+=	-DLOADER_NET_SUPPORT
 .endif
 
-.if !defined(NOFORTH)
-# Enable BootForth
-BOOT_FORTH=	yes
-CFLAGS+=	-DBOOT_FORTH -I${.CURDIR}/../../ficl -I${.CURDIR}/../../ficl/powerpc
-.if exists(${.OBJDIR}/../../ficl/libficl.a)
-LIBFICL=	${.OBJDIR}/../../ficl/libficl.a
-.else
-LIBFICL=	${.CURDIR}/../../ficl/libficl.a
-.endif
-.endif
+###.if !defined(NOFORTH)
+#### Enable BootForth
+###BOOT_FORTH=	yes
+###CFLAGS+=	-DBOOT_FORTH -I${.CURDIR}/../../ficl -I${.CURDIR}/../../ficl/powerpc
+###.if exists(${.OBJDIR}/../../ficl/libficl.a)
+###LIBFICL=	${.OBJDIR}/../../ficl/libficl.a
+###.else
+###LIBFICL=	${.CURDIR}/../../ficl/libficl.a
+###.endif
+###.endif
 
 # Always add MI sources 
 .PATH:		${.CURDIR}/../../common
diff --git a/sys/boot/powerpc/ofw/Makefile b/sys/boot/powerpc/ofw/Makefile
index 9cf054c3203..dfc52ee4e91 100644
--- a/sys/boot/powerpc/ofw/Makefile
+++ b/sys/boot/powerpc/ofw/Makefile
@@ -30,16 +30,16 @@ CFLAGS+=	-DLOADER_DISK_SUPPORT
 CFLAGS+=	-DLOADER_NET_SUPPORT
 .endif
 
-.if !defined(NOFORTH)
-# Enable BootForth
-BOOT_FORTH=	yes
-CFLAGS+=	-DBOOT_FORTH -I${.CURDIR}/../../ficl -I${.CURDIR}/../../ficl/powerpc
-.if exists(${.OBJDIR}/../../ficl/libficl.a)
-LIBFICL=	${.OBJDIR}/../../ficl/libficl.a
-.else
-LIBFICL=	${.CURDIR}/../../ficl/libficl.a
-.endif
-.endif
+###.if !defined(NOFORTH)
+#### Enable BootForth
+###BOOT_FORTH=	yes
+###CFLAGS+=	-DBOOT_FORTH -I${.CURDIR}/../../ficl -I${.CURDIR}/../../ficl/powerpc
+###.if exists(${.OBJDIR}/../../ficl/libficl.a)
+###LIBFICL=	${.OBJDIR}/../../ficl/libficl.a
+###.else
+###LIBFICL=	${.CURDIR}/../../ficl/libficl.a
+###.endif
+###.endif
 
 # Always add MI sources 
 .PATH:		${.CURDIR}/../../common