diff --git a/stand/kboot/Makefile b/stand/kboot/Makefile
index c204af8b17e7..518e945a596e 100644
--- a/stand/kboot/Makefile
+++ b/stand/kboot/Makefile
@@ -1,51 +1,54 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 
 LOADER_DISK_SUPPORT?=	yes
 LOADER_CD9660_SUPPORT?=	yes
 LOADER_MSDOS_SUPPORT?=	no
 LOADER_EXT2FS_SUPPORT?=	yes
 LOADER_UFS_SUPPORT?=	yes
 LOADER_NET_SUPPORT?=	yes
 LOADER_NFS_SUPPORT?=	yes
 LOADER_TFTP_SUPPORT?=	no
 LOADER_GZIP_SUPPORT?=	yes
 LOADER_BZIP2_SUPPORT?=	no
 
 .include <bsd.init.mk>
 
 PROG=		loader.kboot
 NEWVERSWHAT=	"kboot loader" ${MACHINE_ARCH}
 INSTALLFLAGS=	-b
 
 # Architecture-specific loader code
 SRCS=	\
 		conf.c \
 		crt1.c \
 		gfx_fb_stub.c \
 		host_syscalls.c \
 		hostcons.c \
 		hostdisk.c \
 		init.c \
 		kbootfdt.c \
 		main.c \
 		termios.c \
 		vers.c \
 
 CFLAGS.gfx_fb_stub.c += -I${SRCTOP}/contrib/pnglite -I${SRCTOP}/sys/teken
 
 .include	"${BOOTSRC}/fdt.mk"
 
+# Note: Since we're producing a userland binary, we key off of MACHINE_ARCH
+# instead of the more normal MACHINE since the changes between different flavors
+# of MACHINE_ARCH are large enough in Linux that it's easier that way.
 .PATH:	${.CURDIR}/arch/${MACHINE_ARCH}
 .include "${.CURDIR}/arch/${MACHINE_ARCH}/Makefile.inc"
 
 # Always add MI sources
 .include	"${BOOTSRC}/loader.mk"
 .PATH:		${SYSDIR}/libkern
 CFLAGS+=	-I${.CURDIR} -I${.CURDIR}/arch/${MACHINE_ARCH}
 
 CFLAGS+=	-Wall
 
 DPADD=		${LDR_INTERP} ${LIBOFW} ${LIBFDT} ${LIBSA}
 LDADD=		${LDR_INTERP} ${LIBOFW} ${LIBFDT} ${LIBSA}
 
 .include <bsd.prog.mk>