diff --git a/sys/amd64/conf/Makefile b/sys/amd64/conf/Makefile
index 2c006e9c2c8..1d2513f2abf 100644
--- a/sys/amd64/conf/Makefile
+++ b/sys/amd64/conf/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 
+TARGET=amd64
+
 .include "${.CURDIR}/../../conf/makeLINT.mk"
diff --git a/sys/i386/conf/Makefile b/sys/i386/conf/Makefile
index 2c006e9c2c8..e04b0abe62f 100644
--- a/sys/i386/conf/Makefile
+++ b/sys/i386/conf/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 
+TARGET=i386
+
 .include "${.CURDIR}/../../conf/makeLINT.mk"
diff --git a/sys/ia64/conf/Makefile b/sys/ia64/conf/Makefile
index 2c006e9c2c8..122a7d09c25 100644
--- a/sys/ia64/conf/Makefile
+++ b/sys/ia64/conf/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 
+TARGET=ia64
+
 .include "${.CURDIR}/../../conf/makeLINT.mk"
diff --git a/sys/pc98/conf/Makefile b/sys/pc98/conf/Makefile
index 2c006e9c2c8..dabcd9a48a5 100644
--- a/sys/pc98/conf/Makefile
+++ b/sys/pc98/conf/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 
+TARGET=pc98
+
 .include "${.CURDIR}/../../conf/makeLINT.mk"
diff --git a/sys/powerpc/conf/Makefile b/sys/powerpc/conf/Makefile
index 2c006e9c2c8..562bc4693cd 100644
--- a/sys/powerpc/conf/Makefile
+++ b/sys/powerpc/conf/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 
+TARGET=powerpc
+
 .include "${.CURDIR}/../../conf/makeLINT.mk"
diff --git a/sys/sparc64/conf/Makefile b/sys/sparc64/conf/Makefile
index 2c006e9c2c8..b0b5857849c 100644
--- a/sys/sparc64/conf/Makefile
+++ b/sys/sparc64/conf/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 
+TARGET=sparc64
+
 .include "${.CURDIR}/../../conf/makeLINT.mk"
diff --git a/sys/sun4v/conf/Makefile b/sys/sun4v/conf/Makefile
index 2c006e9c2c8..1c33841c248 100644
--- a/sys/sun4v/conf/Makefile
+++ b/sys/sun4v/conf/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 
+TARGET=sun4v
+
 .include "${.CURDIR}/../../conf/makeLINT.mk"