diff --git a/sbin/modload/Makefile b/sbin/modload/Makefile
index 2b01a9e15627..724e8ba01209 100644
--- a/sbin/modload/Makefile
+++ b/sbin/modload/Makefile
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-#	$NetBSD: Makefile,v 1.9 2008/01/16 12:34:58 ad Exp $
+#	$NetBSD: Makefile,v 1.10 2008/02/09 19:33:00 jmmv Exp $
 
-.if ("1" == "1")	# LKMS
+.include <bsd.own.mk>
+
+.if ${MKMODULAR} != "no"	# LKMS
 
 PROG=	modload
 SRCS=	modload.c
 MAN=	modload.8
 
-.include <bsd.own.mk> # for OBJECT_FMT
-
 .if (${OBJECT_FMT} == "ELF")
 SRCS+= elf.c
 .else
diff --git a/sbin/modunload/Makefile b/sbin/modunload/Makefile
index a31cbf26e486..b3bc1a733def 100644
--- a/sbin/modunload/Makefile
+++ b/sbin/modunload/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#	$NetBSD: Makefile,v 1.9 2008/01/16 12:34:58 ad Exp $
+#	$NetBSD: Makefile,v 1.10 2008/02/09 19:33:00 jmmv Exp $
 #
 # Makefile for modunload
 #
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@
 # OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
 # SUCH DAMAGE.
 
-.if ("1" == "1")		# LKMs
+.include <bsd.own.mk>
+
+.if ${MKMODULAR} != "no"	# LKMs
 
 PROG=	modunload
 MAN=	modunload.8