diff --git a/Makefile.inc1 b/Makefile.inc1
index 3e984e16f9ba..d60cb8654a0e 100644
--- a/Makefile.inc1
+++ b/Makefile.inc1
@@ -887,7 +887,7 @@ MTREEFLAGS+=	-W
 INSTALLFLAGS+=	-h sha256
 .endif
 .if defined(DB_FROM_SRC) || defined(NO_ROOT)
-IMAKE_INSTALL=	INSTALL="${INSTALL} ${INSTALLFLAGS}"
+IMAKE_INSTALL=	INSTALL="install ${INSTALLFLAGS}"
 IMAKE_MTREE=	MTREE_CMD="mtree ${MTREEFLAGS}"
 .endif