diff --git Makefile.libcompat Makefile.libcompat
index 3c0aabb2d05f..5532eadf281c 100644
--- Makefile.libcompat
+++ Makefile.libcompat
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ LIB32CPUFLAGS=	-march=${TARGET_CPUTYPE}
 LIB32CPUFLAGS+=	-m32
 LIB32WMAKEENV=	MACHINE=i386 MACHINE_ARCH=i386 \
 		MACHINE_CPU="i686 mmx sse sse2"
+LIB32WMAKEENV+=	TARGET=i386 TARGET_ARCH=i386
 LIB32WMAKEFLAGS=	\
 		AS="${XAS} --32" \
 		LD="${XLD} -m elf_i386_fbsd -L${LIBCOMPATTMP}/usr/lib32" \
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ LIB32CPUFLAGS=	-mcpu=${TARGET_CPUTYPE}
 .endif
 LIB32CPUFLAGS+=	-m32
 LIB32WMAKEENV=	MACHINE=powerpc MACHINE_ARCH=powerpc
+LIB32WMAKEENV+=	TARGET=powerpc TARGET_ARCH=powerpc
 LIB32WMAKEFLAGS=	\
 		LD="${XLD} -m elf32ppc_fbsd" \
 		OBJCOPY="${XOBJCOPY}"
@@ -42,6 +44,7 @@ LIB32CPUFLAGS=	-march=${TARGET_CPUTYPE}
 .endif
 LIB32CPUFLAGS+= -mabi=32
 LIB32WMAKEENV=	MACHINE=mips MACHINE_ARCH=mips
+LIB32WMAKEENV+=	TARGET=mips TARGET_ARCH=mips
 .if ${TARGET_ARCH:Mmips64el*} != ""
 LIB32WMAKEFLAGS= LD="${XLD} -m elf32ltsmip_fbsd"
 .else
@@ -63,6 +66,7 @@ LIB32WMAKEFLAGS+=	-DCOMPAT_32BIT
 LIBSOFTCFLAGS=        -DCOMPAT_SOFTFP
 LIBSOFTCPUFLAGS= -mfloat-abi=softfp
 LIBSOFTWMAKEENV= CPUTYPE=soft MACHINE=arm MACHINE_ARCH=armv6
+LIBSOFTWMAKEENV+= TARGET=arm TARGET_ARCH=armv6
 LIBSOFTWMAKEFLAGS=        -DCOMPAT_SOFTFP
 .endif