diff --git a/share/mk/bsd.compat.mk b/share/mk/bsd.compat.mk
--- a/share/mk/bsd.compat.mk
+++ b/share/mk/bsd.compat.mk
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@
 LDFLAGS+=	${CFLAGS} ${LIBCOMPATLDFLAGS}
 MACHINE=	${LIBCOMPAT_MACHINE}
 MACHINE_ARCH=	${LIBCOMPAT_MACHINE_ARCH}
+DISTRIBUTION?=	lib${libcompat}
 .endif
 
 .endif