diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/Makefile b/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/Makefile
index a41e72e98f2b15..1c863dfa7a3393 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/Makefile
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ SUBDIR=	doc\
 	${_nm} \
 	objcopy \
 	objdump \
-	readelf \
+	${_readelf} \
 	${_size} \
 	${_strings} \
 	${_strip}
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ SUBDIR=	doc\
 .if ${MK_ELFTOOLCHAIN_TOOLS} == "no"
 _addr2line=	addr2line
 _nm=		nm
+_readelf=	readelf
 _size=		size
 _strings=	strings
 _strip=		strip
diff --git a/usr.bin/Makefile b/usr.bin/Makefile
index aee201a75276a0..b1e4b83ee09364 100644
--- a/usr.bin/Makefile
+++ b/usr.bin/Makefile
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ SUBDIR=	${_addr2line} \
 	procstat \
 	protect \
 	rctl \
+	${_readelf} \
 	renice \
 	rev \
 	revoke \
@@ -238,6 +239,7 @@ SUBDIR+=	ee
 _addr2line=	addr2line
 _elfcopy=	elfcopy
 _nm=		nm
+_readelf=	readelf
 _size=		size
 _strings=	strings
 .endif