diff --git a/etc/Makefile b/etc/Makefile
index 69e34659d446..755965fe220e 100644
--- a/etc/Makefile
+++ b/etc/Makefile
@@ -296,8 +296,6 @@ distribution:
 		${INSTALL_SYMLINK} mail/aliases ${DESTDIR}/etc/aliases; \
 	fi
 .endif
-	${INSTALL} -o ${BINOWN} -g operator -m 664 /dev/null \
-	    ${DESTDIR}/etc/dumpdates
 .if ${MK_LOCATE} != "no"
 	${INSTALL} -o nobody -g ${BINGRP} -m 644 /dev/null \
 	    ${DESTDIR}/var/db/locate.database
diff --git a/sbin/dump/Makefile b/sbin/dump/Makefile
index c7feae765ebb..f611d6b1ab47 100644
--- a/sbin/dump/Makefile
+++ b/sbin/dump/Makefile
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@
 
 PACKAGE=runtime
 PROG=	dump
+CONFS=	/dev/null
+CONFSGRP=	operator
+CONFSMODE=	664
+CONFSNAME_/dev/null=	dumpdates
 LINKS=	${BINDIR}/dump ${BINDIR}/rdump
 CFLAGS+=-DRDUMP
 SRCS=	itime.c main.c optr.c dumprmt.c tape.c traverse.c unctime.c cache.c