diff --git a/etc/Makefile b/etc/Makefile
index 164e769fea11..afb1e9890bc5 100644
--- a/etc/Makefile
+++ b/etc/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ SUBDIR+=sendmail
 .endif
 
 BIN1=	\
-	dhclient.conf \
 	disktab \
 	group \
 	hosts.allow \
diff --git a/sbin/dhclient/Makefile b/sbin/dhclient/Makefile
index 99b749eb720f..cdf93b8b8145 100644
--- a/sbin/dhclient/Makefile
+++ b/sbin/dhclient/Makefile
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 
 .include <src.opts.mk>
 
+CONFS=	dhclient.conf
 PACKAGE=runtime
 SRCS=	dhclient.c clparse.c alloc.c dispatch.c hash.c bpf.c options.c \
 	tree.c conflex.c errwarn.c inet.c packet.c convert.c tables.c \
diff --git a/etc/dhclient.conf b/sbin/dhclient/dhclient.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from etc/dhclient.conf
rename to sbin/dhclient/dhclient.conf