diff --git a/stand/efi/loader_4th/Makefile b/stand/efi/loader_4th/Makefile
index 3659f7efe673..a85fcdbb70b9 100644
--- a/stand/efi/loader_4th/Makefile
+++ b/stand/efi/loader_4th/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 
 LOADER_INTERP=4th
+INSTALL_LOADER_HELP_FILE=no
 
 .include "../loader/Makefile"
 
diff --git a/stand/efi/loader_lua/Makefile b/stand/efi/loader_lua/Makefile
index 3a4268440cf6..3766588015ad 100644
--- a/stand/efi/loader_lua/Makefile
+++ b/stand/efi/loader_lua/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 
 LOADER_INTERP=lua
+INSTALL_LOADER_HELP_FILE=no
 
 .include "../loader/Makefile"
 
diff --git a/stand/i386/loader_4th/Makefile b/stand/i386/loader_4th/Makefile
index 3659f7efe673..a85fcdbb70b9 100644
--- a/stand/i386/loader_4th/Makefile
+++ b/stand/i386/loader_4th/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 
 LOADER_INTERP=4th
+INSTALL_LOADER_HELP_FILE=no
 
 .include "../loader/Makefile"
 
diff --git a/stand/i386/loader_lua/Makefile b/stand/i386/loader_lua/Makefile
index 3a4268440cf6..3766588015ad 100644
--- a/stand/i386/loader_lua/Makefile
+++ b/stand/i386/loader_lua/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 
 LOADER_INTERP=lua
+INSTALL_LOADER_HELP_FILE=no
 
 .include "../loader/Makefile"
 
diff --git a/stand/loader.mk b/stand/loader.mk
index b30e9f4e66b7..2048fec750e4 100644
--- a/stand/loader.mk
+++ b/stand/loader.mk
@@ -171,8 +171,10 @@ CFLAGS+=	-DELF_VERBOSE
 HELP_FILES+=	${LDRSRC}/help.common
 
 CFLAGS+=	-DHELP_FILENAME=\"${HELP_FILENAME}\"
+.if ${INSTALL_LOADER_HELP_FILE:Uyes} == "yes"
 CLEANFILES+=	${HELP_FILENAME}
 FILES+=		${HELP_FILENAME}
+.endif
 
 ${HELP_FILENAME}: ${HELP_FILES}
 	cat ${HELP_FILES} | awk -f ${LDRSRC}/merge_help.awk > ${.TARGET}
diff --git a/stand/userboot/userboot_4th/Makefile b/stand/userboot/userboot_4th/Makefile
index a96efa8a52ba..b4b4b895e29b 100644
--- a/stand/userboot/userboot_4th/Makefile
+++ b/stand/userboot/userboot_4th/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 
 LOADER_INTERP=4th
+INSTALL_LOADER_HELP_FILE=no
 
 .include "../userboot/Makefile"
 
diff --git a/stand/userboot/userboot_lua/Makefile b/stand/userboot/userboot_lua/Makefile
index d5b95c53641b..bba0f4a3fd71 100644
--- a/stand/userboot/userboot_lua/Makefile
+++ b/stand/userboot/userboot_lua/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 
 LOADER_INTERP=lua
+INSTALL_LOADER_HELP_FILE=no
 
 .include "../userboot/Makefile"