diff --git a/usr.bin/file/Makefile b/usr.bin/file/Makefile
index 3a1e4b080e56..c55055e5fb22 100644
--- a/usr.bin/file/Makefile
+++ b/usr.bin/file/Makefile
@@ -29,13 +29,15 @@ SRCS=	file.c apprentice.c fsmagic.c softmagic.c ascmagic.c \
 #	compress.c is_tar.c  readelf.c internat.c print.c
 
 MAGICPATH=	/usr/share/misc
-MAGICMODE=	444
 
 CFLAGS+= -DMAGIC='"${MAGICPATH}/magic"' -DBUILTIN_ELF -DELFCORE -DHAVE_CONFIG_H
 CFLAGS+= -I${.CURDIR} -I${SRCDIR}
 
 CLEANFILES+=	magic magic.mgc magic.mime.mgc magic.mime.PITA
 
+FILES=		magic magic.mgc ${SRCDIR}/magic.mime magic.mime.mgc
+FILESDIR=	${MAGICPATH}
+
 MAGFILES=	${SRCDIR}/Header\
 		${SRCDIR}/Localstuff\
 		${SRCDIR}/Magdir/[a-z]*
@@ -59,9 +61,4 @@ mkmagic: apprentice.c print.c
 	${CC} -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DCOMPILE_ONLY \
 	    -I${.CURDIR} -I${SRCDIR} -o ${.TARGET} ${.ALLSRC}
 
-beforeinstall:
-	${INSTALL} ${COPY} -o ${BINOWN} -g ${BINGRP} -m ${MAGICMODE} \
-	    magic magic.mgc ${SRCDIR}/magic.mime magic.mime.mgc \
-	    ${DESTDIR}${MAGICPATH}
-
 .include <bsd.prog.mk>
diff --git a/usr.bin/gprof/Makefile b/usr.bin/gprof/Makefile
index cc5a276ada97..0a0726b8c3d3 100644
--- a/usr.bin/gprof/Makefile
+++ b/usr.bin/gprof/Makefile
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 PROG=	gprof
 SRCS=	gprof.c aout.c arcs.c dfn.c elf.c lookup.c ${MACHINE_ARCH}.c hertz.c \
 	printgprof.c printlist.c kernel.c
+FILES=	gprof.flat gprof.callg
+FILESDIR=	${SHAREDIR}/misc
 
 beforeinstall:
 	${INSTALL} -c -o ${BINOWN} -g ${BINGRP} -m 444 \
diff --git a/usr.bin/mail/Makefile b/usr.bin/mail/Makefile
index 639a1503688b..48e4e305c3b6 100644
--- a/usr.bin/mail/Makefile
+++ b/usr.bin/mail/Makefile
@@ -6,14 +6,13 @@ SRCS=	version.c aux.c cmd1.c cmd2.c cmd3.c cmdtab.c collect.c edit.c fio.c \
 	getname.c head.c v7.local.c lex.c list.c main.c names.c popen.c \
 	quit.c send.c strings.c temp.c tty.c vars.c
 WARNS?=	0
-SFILES=	mail.help mail.tildehelp
+FILES=	mail.help mail.tildehelp
+FILESDIR=	${SHAREDIR}/misc
 EFILES=	mail.rc
 LINKS=	${BINDIR}/mail ${BINDIR}/Mail
 MLINKS=	mail.1 Mail.1
 
-beforeinstall:
-	cd ${.CURDIR}/misc; ${INSTALL} -c -o ${BINOWN} -g ${BINGRP} \
-	    -m 444 ${SFILES} ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/misc
+.PATH: ${.CURDIR}/misc
 
 etc-mailrc:
 	cd ${.CURDIR}/misc; ${INSTALL} -c -o root -g wheel \
diff --git a/usr.bin/units/Makefile b/usr.bin/units/Makefile
index 946132c7bb99..cb783ab95bb2 100644
--- a/usr.bin/units/Makefile
+++ b/usr.bin/units/Makefile
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 
 PROG=	units
-
-beforeinstall:
-	${INSTALL} -c -o ${BINOWN} -g ${BINGRP} -m 444 \
-	    ${.CURDIR}/units.lib ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/misc
+FILES=	units.lib
+FILESDIR=	${SHAREDIR}/misc
 
 .include <bsd.prog.mk>
diff --git a/usr.bin/vgrind/Makefile b/usr.bin/vgrind/Makefile
index 6840443d444b..f081628ea49f 100644
--- a/usr.bin/vgrind/Makefile
+++ b/usr.bin/vgrind/Makefile
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ PROG=	vfontedpr
 SRCS=	regexp.c vfontedpr.c
 NO_WERROR=yes
 SCRIPTS=vgrind.sh
+FILES=	vgrindefs.src vgrindefs.src.db tmac.vgrind
+FILESNAME_vgrindefs.src=	vgrindefs
+FILESNAME_vgrindefs.src.db=	vgrindefs.db
+FILESDIR=	${SHAREDIR}/misc
+FILESDIR_tmac.vgrind=	${SHAREDIR}/tmac
 MAN=	vgrind.1 vgrindefs.5
 
 BINDIR=	/usr/libexec
@@ -18,12 +23,4 @@ all: ${EXTRA}
 ${EXTRA}: ${.CURDIR}/vgrindefs.src
 	cap_mkdb -f vgrindefs.src ${.CURDIR}/vgrindefs.src
 
-beforeinstall:
-	${INSTALL} -c -o ${BINOWN} -g ${BINGRP} -m 444 ${.CURDIR}/vgrindefs.src \
-	    ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/misc/vgrindefs
-	${INSTALL} ${COPY} -o ${BINOWN} -g ${BINGRP} -m 444 \
-	    vgrindefs.src.db ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/misc/vgrindefs.db
-	${INSTALL} -c -o ${BINOWN} -g ${BINGRP} -m 444 ${.CURDIR}/tmac.vgrind \
-	    ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/tmac
-
 .include <bsd.prog.mk>