diff --git a/etc/mail/Makefile b/etc/mail/Makefile
index 930efeeda1a7..f6e34b809f57 100644
--- a/etc/mail/Makefile
+++ b/etc/mail/Makefile
@@ -166,3 +166,8 @@ stop:
 
 restart:
 	${KILL} -HUP `head -1 ${SENDMAIL_PIDFILE}`
+
+# User defined targets
+.if exists(Makefile.local)
+.include "Makefile.local"
+.endif