diff --git a/etc/defaults/make.conf b/etc/defaults/make.conf
index 91d2de07b4ef..6b2458fd5da5 100644
--- a/etc/defaults/make.conf
+++ b/etc/defaults/make.conf
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $Id: make.conf,v 1.66 1998/06/26 01:44:57 jkh Exp $
+# $Id: make.conf,v 1.67 1998/08/01 19:55:32 dima Exp $
 #
 # This file, if present, will be read by make (see /usr/share/mk/sys.mk).
 # It allows you to override macro definitions to make without changing
@@ -192,3 +192,8 @@
 # /etc/passwd.  The default number is 20011.
 #
 #TOP_TABLE_SIZE= 101
+
+.if exists(/etc/make.conf.local)
+.include "/etc/make.conf.local"
+.endif
+
diff --git a/etc/make.conf b/etc/make.conf
index 91d2de07b4ef..6b2458fd5da5 100644
--- a/etc/make.conf
+++ b/etc/make.conf
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $Id: make.conf,v 1.66 1998/06/26 01:44:57 jkh Exp $
+# $Id: make.conf,v 1.67 1998/08/01 19:55:32 dima Exp $
 #
 # This file, if present, will be read by make (see /usr/share/mk/sys.mk).
 # It allows you to override macro definitions to make without changing
@@ -192,3 +192,8 @@
 # /etc/passwd.  The default number is 20011.
 #
 #TOP_TABLE_SIZE= 101
+
+.if exists(/etc/make.conf.local)
+.include "/etc/make.conf.local"
+.endif
+
diff --git a/share/examples/etc/make.conf b/share/examples/etc/make.conf
index 91d2de07b4ef..6b2458fd5da5 100644
--- a/share/examples/etc/make.conf
+++ b/share/examples/etc/make.conf
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $Id: make.conf,v 1.66 1998/06/26 01:44:57 jkh Exp $
+# $Id: make.conf,v 1.67 1998/08/01 19:55:32 dima Exp $
 #
 # This file, if present, will be read by make (see /usr/share/mk/sys.mk).
 # It allows you to override macro definitions to make without changing
@@ -192,3 +192,8 @@
 # /etc/passwd.  The default number is 20011.
 #
 #TOP_TABLE_SIZE= 101
+
+.if exists(/etc/make.conf.local)
+.include "/etc/make.conf.local"
+.endif
+