Index: kern.post.mk
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--- kern.post.mk	(revision 236818)
+++ kern.post.mk	(working copy)
@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@
 
 # Handle out of tree ports 
 .if !defined(NO_MODULES) && defined(PORTS_MODULES)
-PORTSMODULESENV=SYSDIR=${SYSDIR}
+# The ports tree looks for dependencies in PATH, so we need to accommodate
+LOCALBASE?=	/usr/local
+PORTSMODULESENV=SYSDIR=${SYSDIR} PATH=${PATH}:${LOCALBASE}/bin:${LOCALBASE}/sbin
 .for __target in all install reinstall clean
 ${__target}: ports-${__target}
 ports-${__target}: