diff --git a/etc/Makefile b/etc/Makefile
index cdec5080a1f7..dbb53309dca6 100644
--- a/etc/Makefile
+++ b/etc/Makefile
@@ -164,7 +164,8 @@ distrib-dirs: ${MTREES:N/*} distrib-cleanup .PHONY
 .endif
 .if ${MK_NLS} != "no"
 .for alias nls in ${NLS_ALIASES}
-	${INSTALL_SYMLINK} "${nls}" "${DESTDIR}${SHAREDIR}/nls/${alias}"
+	${INSTALL_SYMLINK} -T "package=utilities" \
+	    "${nls}" "${DESTDIR}${SHAREDIR}/nls/${alias}"
 .endfor
 .endif