diff --git a/share/mk/bsd.own.mk b/share/mk/bsd.own.mk
index 585bad1b53c3..efc7f893a2ec 100644
--- a/share/mk/bsd.own.mk
+++ b/share/mk/bsd.own.mk
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#	$NetBSD: bsd.own.mk,v 1.144 2000/09/30 12:21:52 itojun Exp $
+#	$NetBSD: bsd.own.mk,v 1.145 2000/12/06 03:21:33 sommerfeld Exp $
 
 .if !defined(_BSD_OWN_MK_)
 _BSD_OWN_MK_=1
@@ -168,6 +168,8 @@ subdir-depend:	.NOTMAIN
 realdepend:	.NOTMAIN
 .endif
 
+PRINTOBJDIR=	${MAKE} ${_M} -B print-objdir
+
 # Define MKxxx variables (which are either yes or no) for users
 # to set in /etc/mk.conf and override on the make commandline.
 # These should be tested with `== "no"' or `!= "no"'.