diff --git a/share/mk/bsd.progs.mk b/share/mk/bsd.progs.mk
--- a/share/mk/bsd.progs.mk
+++ b/share/mk/bsd.progs.mk
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@
 	    NO_SUBDIR=1 ${MAKE} -f ${MAKEFILE} _RECURSING_PROGS=t \
 	    ${_PROG_MK.${t}} PROG=$p ${x.$p} ${@:E})
 .endfor
+.ORDER installdirs $p.install
 .endfor
 
 # Depend main pseudo targets on all PROG.pseudo targets too.