diff --git a/lib/libc/Makefile b/lib/libc/Makefile
index d121d7be605..a2621532433 100644
--- a/lib/libc/Makefile
+++ b/lib/libc/Makefile
@@ -113,7 +113,6 @@ NOASM=
 .include "${LIBC_SRCTOP}/resolv/Makefile.inc"
 .include "${LIBC_SRCTOP}/stdio/Makefile.inc"
 .include "${LIBC_SRCTOP}/stdlib/Makefile.inc"
-.include "${LIBC_SRCTOP}/stdlib/jemalloc/Makefile.inc"
 .include "${LIBC_SRCTOP}/stdtime/Makefile.inc"
 .include "${LIBC_SRCTOP}/string/Makefile.inc"
 .include "${LIBC_SRCTOP}/sys/Makefile.inc"
diff --git a/lib/libc/stdlib/Makefile.inc b/lib/libc/stdlib/Makefile.inc
index e13ba020bad..caa95bf5395 100644
--- a/lib/libc/stdlib/Makefile.inc
+++ b/lib/libc/stdlib/Makefile.inc
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ C99_Exit.c: ${LIBC_SRCTOP}/stdlib/_Exit.c .NOMETA
 
 SYM_MAPS+= ${LIBC_SRCTOP}/stdlib/Symbol.map
 
+.include "${LIBC_SRCTOP}/stdlib/jemalloc/Makefile.inc"
+
 # machine-dependent stdlib sources
 .sinclude "${LIBC_SRCTOP}/${LIBC_ARCH}/stdlib/Makefile.inc"