diff --git a/games/hack/Makefile b/games/hack/Makefile
index 6824bd5193fc..7187d783a26d 100644
--- a/games/hack/Makefile
+++ b/games/hack/Makefile
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ beforeinstall:
 	    ${DESTDIR}/var/games/hackdir/perm
 	${INSTALL} -c -o ${BINOWN} -g ${BINGRP} -m 666 /dev/null \
 	    ${DESTDIR}/var/games/hackdir/record
+	${INSTALL} -c -o ${BINOWN} -g ${BINGRP} -m 666 ${.CURDIR}/rumors \
+	    ${DESTDIR}/var/games/hackdir/rumors
 	${INSTALL} -c -o ${BINOWN} -g ${BINGRP} -m 444 ${.CURDIR}/help \
 	    ${.CURDIR}/hh ${.CURDIR}/data ${DESTDIR}/var/games/hackdir
 	rm -f ${DESTDIR}/var/games/hackdir/bones*