diff --git a/bin/Makefile.inc b/bin/Makefile.inc
index 29cd22b54e8a..61c34713dda5 100644
--- a/bin/Makefile.inc
+++ b/bin/Makefile.inc
@@ -5,13 +5,3 @@ BINDIR?=	/bin
 CFLAGS+=	-Wall -Wformat
 NOSHARED?=	YES
 WARNS?=		2
-
-.if exists (${.CURDIR}/../../secure)
-
-.if exists(${.CURDIR}/../../secure/lib/libcipher/obj)
-CIPHEROBJDIR=    ${.CURDIR}/../../secure/lib/libcipher/obj
-.else
-CIPHEROBJDIR=    ${.CURDIR}/../../secure/lib/libcipher
-.endif
-
-.endif
diff --git a/bin/ed/Makefile b/bin/ed/Makefile
index 95901a69bd0e..00f47da8246b 100644
--- a/bin/ed/Makefile
+++ b/bin/ed/Makefile
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ MLINKS=	ed.1 red.1
 .if exists(${.CURDIR}/../../secure) && !defined(NOCRYPT) && !defined(NOSECURE)
 DISTRIBUTION=crypto
 CFLAGS+=-DDES
-LDADD+= -L${CIPHEROBJDIR} -lcipher
-DPADD+= ${CIPHEROBJDIR}/libcipher.a
+DPADD=	${LIBCIPHER}
+LDADD=	-lcipher
 .endif
 
 .include <bsd.prog.mk>