diff --git a/etc/Makefile b/etc/Makefile
index d905d6590706..11f18d6e4dc5 100644
--- a/etc/Makefile
+++ b/etc/Makefile
@@ -34,10 +34,6 @@ BIN1+=	${SRCTOP}/usr.bin/locate/locate/locate.rc
 BIN1+=	hosts.lpd printcap
 .endif
 
-.if ${MK_MAIL} != "no"
-BIN1+=	${SRCTOP}/usr.bin/mail/misc/mail.rc
-.endif
-
 .if ${MK_OPENSSL} != "no"
 SSL=	${SRCTOP}/crypto/openssl/apps/openssl.cnf
 .endif
diff --git a/usr.bin/mail/Makefile b/usr.bin/mail/Makefile
index ea2338b3dded..7b205b8019d8 100644
--- a/usr.bin/mail/Makefile
+++ b/usr.bin/mail/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #	@(#)Makefile	8.2 (Berkeley) 1/25/94
 # $FreeBSD$
 
+CONFS=	misc/mail.rc
 PROG=	mail
 SRCS=	version.c cmd1.c cmd2.c cmd3.c cmdtab.c collect.c edit.c fio.c \
 	getname.c head.c v7.local.c lex.c list.c main.c names.c popen.c \