diff --git a/etc/Makefile b/etc/Makefile
index c17f08996c30..b813c362f37e 100644
--- a/etc/Makefile
+++ b/etc/Makefile
@@ -56,10 +56,6 @@ BIN1+=	etc.${MACHINE_CPUARCH}/ttys
 BIN1+= amd.map
 .endif
 
-.if ${MK_FTP} != "no"
-BIN1+= ftpusers
-.endif
-
 .if ${MK_LOCATE} != "no"
 BIN1+=	${SRCTOP}/usr.bin/locate/locate/locate.rc
 .endif
diff --git a/libexec/ftpd/Makefile b/libexec/ftpd/Makefile
index 7d6f5bde445e..f3a52d08521d 100644
--- a/libexec/ftpd/Makefile
+++ b/libexec/ftpd/Makefile
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 .include <src.opts.mk>
 
+CONFS=	ftpusers
 PROG=	ftpd
 MAN=	ftpd.8 ftpchroot.5
 SRCS=	ftpd.c ftpcmd.y logwtmp.c popen.c
diff --git a/etc/ftpusers b/libexec/ftpd/ftpusers
similarity index 100%
rename from etc/ftpusers
rename to libexec/ftpd/ftpusers