diff --git a/tools/build/mk/OptionalObsoleteFiles.inc b/tools/build/mk/OptionalObsoleteFiles.inc
index b00470d28ea1..9966ddbec2b1 100644
--- a/tools/build/mk/OptionalObsoleteFiles.inc
+++ b/tools/build/mk/OptionalObsoleteFiles.inc
@@ -1539,7 +1539,6 @@ OLD_FILES+=usr/share/man/man8/pac.8.gz
 .if ${MK_MAIL} == no
 OLD_FILES+=usr/bin/Mail
 OLD_FILES+=usr/bin/biff
-OLD_FILES+=usr/bin/fmt
 OLD_FILES+=usr/bin/from
 OLD_FILES+=usr/bin/mail
 OLD_FILES+=usr/bin/mailx
diff --git a/usr.bin/Makefile b/usr.bin/Makefile
index 743aeab5ba49..00bbb3b933d6 100644
--- a/usr.bin/Makefile
+++ b/usr.bin/Makefile
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ SUBDIR=	alias \
 	${_file2c} \
 	find \
 	finger \
-	${_fmt} \
+	fmt \
 	fold \
 	${_from} \
 	fstat \
@@ -296,7 +296,6 @@ _locate=	locate
 # XXX msgs?
 .if ${MK_MAIL} != "no"
 _biff=		biff
-_fmt=		fmt
 _from=		from
 _mail=		mail
 _msgs=		msgs