diff --git a/etc/mail/Makefile b/etc/mail/Makefile
index cb63592804d3..a799a16a9c53 100644
--- a/etc/mail/Makefile
+++ b/etc/mail/Makefile
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ SENDMAIL_CF_DIR?=	/usr/src/contrib/sendmail/cf
 #
 # The sendmail startup script
 #
-SENDMAIL_START_SCRIPT?=	/etc/rc.sendmail
+SENDMAIL_START_SCRIPT?=	/etc/rc.d/sendmail
 
 #
 # Some useful programs we need.
diff --git a/share/man/man5/make.conf.5 b/share/man/man5/make.conf.5
index b3623b29a950..2a29eeb5f5bf 100644
--- a/share/man/man5/make.conf.5
+++ b/share/man/man5/make.conf.5
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 .\"
 .\" $FreeBSD$
 .\"
-.Dd June 14, 2021
+.Dd November 15, 2022
 .Dt MAKE.CONF 5
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -573,11 +573,7 @@ The script used by
 to start, stop, and restart
 .Xr sendmail 8 .
 The default value is
-.Pa /etc/rc.sendmail .
-This value should match the
-.Dq Li mta_start_script
-setting in
-.Xr rc.conf 5 .
+.Pa /etc/rc.d/sendmail .
 .It Va SENDMAIL_SUBMIT_MC
 .Pq Vt str
 The default