diff --git a/usr.sbin/bhyve/gdb/Makefile b/usr.sbin/bhyve/gdb/Makefile
index a444b0cc4c69..cc9ba4d224da 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/bhyve/gdb/Makefile
+++ b/usr.sbin/bhyve/gdb/Makefile
@@ -1,21 +1,23 @@
 PACKAGE=	bhyve
 FILESDIR=	${SHAREDIR}/bhyve/gdb
 
 FILES+=		target.xml
 
 .if ${MACHINE_ARCH} == "amd64"
 XMLARCH=	i386:x86-64
 FILES+=		amd64.xml
 .endif
 
+.if !make(install*)
 target.xml: .PHONY
 	@echo "<?xml version=\"1.0\"?>" > ${.TARGET}
 	@echo "<!DOCTYPE target SYSTEM \"gdb-target.dtd\">" >> ${.TARGET}
 	@echo "<target>" >> ${.TARGET}
 	@echo "  <architecture>${XMLARCH}</architecture>" >> ${.TARGET}
 .for file in ${FILES:Ntarget.xml}
 	@echo "  <xi:include href=\"${file}\"/>" >> ${.TARGET}
 .endfor
 	@echo "</target>" >> ${.TARGET}
+.endif
 
 .include <bsd.prog.mk>