diff --git a/Makefile.inc1 b/Makefile.inc1
--- a/Makefile.inc1
+++ b/Makefile.inc1
@@ -1837,7 +1837,8 @@
 	@echo "--------------------------------------------------------------"
 	${_+_}cd ${KRNLOBJDIR}/${INSTALLKERNEL}; \
 	    ${CROSSENV} PATH=${TMPPATH:Q} \
-	    ${MAKE} ${IMAKE_INSTALL} KERNEL=${INSTKERNNAME} ${.TARGET:S/kernel//}
+	    ${MAKE} ${IMAKE_INSTALL} KERNEL=${INSTKERNNAME} METALOG=${METALOG} \
+	    ${.TARGET:S/kernel//}
 	@echo "--------------------------------------------------------------"
 	@echo ">>> Installing kernel ${INSTALLKERNEL} completed on $$(LC_ALL=C date)"
 	@echo "--------------------------------------------------------------"
@@ -1849,7 +1850,8 @@
 	@echo "--------------------------------------------------------------"
 	${_+_}cd ${KRNLOBJDIR}/${_kernel}; \
 	    ${CROSSENV} PATH=${TMPPATH:Q} \
-	    ${MAKE} ${IMAKE_INSTALL} KERNEL=${INSTKERNNAME}.${_kernel} ${.TARGET:S/kernel//}
+	    ${MAKE} ${IMAKE_INSTALL} KERNEL=${INSTKERNNAME}.${_kernel} METALOG=${METALOG} \
+	    ${.TARGET:S/kernel//}
 	@echo "--------------------------------------------------------------"
 	@echo ">>> Installing kernel ${_kernel} completed on $$(LC_ALL=C date)"
 	@echo "--------------------------------------------------------------"
@@ -1869,7 +1871,8 @@
 	${_+_}cd ${KRNLOBJDIR}/${INSTALLKERNEL}; \
 	    ${IMAKEENV} ${IMAKE_INSTALL:S/METALOG/kernel.premeta/} \
 	    ${IMAKE_MTREE} PATH=${TMPPATH:Q} ${MAKE} KERNEL=${INSTKERNNAME} \
-	    DESTDIR=${INSTALL_DDIR}/kernel \
+	    DISTBASE=/kernel DESTDIR=${INSTALL_DDIR}/kernel \
+	    METALOG=${METALOG:S/METALOG/kernel.premeta/} \
 	    ${.TARGET:S/distributekernel/install/}
 .if defined(NO_ROOT)
 	@sed -e 's|^./kernel|.|' ${DESTDIR}/${DISTDIR}/kernel.premeta > \
@@ -1885,7 +1888,8 @@
 	    ${IMAKEENV} ${IMAKE_INSTALL:S/METALOG/kernel.${_kernel}.premeta/} \
 	    ${IMAKE_MTREE} PATH=${TMPPATH:Q} ${MAKE} \
 	    KERNEL=${INSTKERNNAME}.${_kernel} \
-	    DESTDIR=${INSTALL_DDIR}/kernel.${_kernel} \
+	    DISTBASE=/kernel.${_kernel} DESTDIR=${INSTALL_DDIR}/kernel.${_kernel} \
+	    METALOG=${METALOG:S/METALOG/kernel.${_kernel}.premeta/} \
 	    ${.TARGET:S/distributekernel/install/}
 .if defined(NO_ROOT)
 	@sed -e "s|^./kernel.${_kernel}|.|" \