diff --git a/secure/usr.sbin/sendmail/Makefile b/secure/usr.sbin/sendmail/Makefile
index 200e00c70a6d..db60af0ccaf4 100644
--- a/secure/usr.sbin/sendmail/Makefile
+++ b/secure/usr.sbin/sendmail/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ SENDMAIL_DIR=${.CURDIR}/../../../contrib/sendmail
 SMDIR=	${SENDMAIL_DIR}/src
 .PATH:	${SMDIR}
 
-BINDIR?=/usr/libexec/sendmail
+BINDIR=	/usr/libexec/sendmail
 
 PROG=	sendmail
 
diff --git a/usr.sbin/sendmail/Makefile b/usr.sbin/sendmail/Makefile
index c82cd659a64a..6e16f71b4962 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/sendmail/Makefile
+++ b/usr.sbin/sendmail/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ SENDMAIL_DIR=${.CURDIR}/../../contrib/sendmail
 SMDIR=	${SENDMAIL_DIR}/src
 .PATH:	${SMDIR}
 
-BINDIR?=/usr/libexec/sendmail
+BINDIR=	/usr/libexec/sendmail
 
 PROG=	sendmail