diff --git sys/conf/kern.post.mk sys/conf/kern.post.mk
index b4d59e47fd39..d3fe219e86d6 100644
--- sys/conf/kern.post.mk
+++ sys/conf/kern.post.mk
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ PORTSMODULESENV=\
 all:
 .for __i in ${PORTS_MODULES}
 	@${ECHO} "===> Ports module ${__i} (all)"
-	cd $${PORTSDIR:-/usr/ports}/${__i}; ${PORTSMODULESENV} ${MAKE} -B clean build
+	cd $${PORTSDIR:-/usr/ports}/${__i}; ${PORTSMODULESENV} ${MAKE} -B clean stage
 .endfor
 
 .for __target in install reinstall clean