diff --git a/etc/periodic/Makefile.inc b/etc/periodic/Makefile.inc
index b3d98fb64b62..07b4348fe5c7 100644
--- a/etc/periodic/Makefile.inc
+++ b/etc/periodic/Makefile.inc
@@ -2,7 +2,4 @@
 
 BINDIR=	/etc/periodic/${.CURDIR:T}
 NOOBJ=
-
-beforeinstall:
-	${INSTALL} ${COPY} -o ${BINOWN} -g ${BINGRP} -m 755 ${BIN} \
-	    ${DESTDIR}${BINDIR} 
+FILESMODE= 755
diff --git a/etc/periodic/daily/Makefile b/etc/periodic/daily/Makefile
index f0fa19a055a9..f12325f6f685 100644
--- a/etc/periodic/daily/Makefile
+++ b/etc/periodic/daily/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 
-BIN=    100.clean-disks \
+FILES=	100.clean-disks \
 	110.clean-tmps \
 	120.clean-preserve \
 	130.clean-msgs \
diff --git a/etc/periodic/monthly/Makefile b/etc/periodic/monthly/Makefile
index 6fea21cf5eda..c21323058fd2 100644
--- a/etc/periodic/monthly/Makefile
+++ b/etc/periodic/monthly/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 
-BIN=	200.accounting \
+FILES=	200.accounting \
 	999.local
 
 .include <bsd.prog.mk>
diff --git a/etc/periodic/security/Makefile b/etc/periodic/security/Makefile
index da4152fd326a..999ffb3f8dd7 100644
--- a/etc/periodic/security/Makefile
+++ b/etc/periodic/security/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 
-BIN=	100.chksetuid \
+FILES=	100.chksetuid \
 	200.chkmounts \
 	300.chkuid0 \
 	400.passwdless \
diff --git a/etc/periodic/weekly/Makefile b/etc/periodic/weekly/Makefile
index 964b2e6fddf3..090fa6bdcd8e 100644
--- a/etc/periodic/weekly/Makefile
+++ b/etc/periodic/weekly/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 
-BIN=	120.clean-kvmdb \
+FILES=	120.clean-kvmdb \
 	310.locate \
 	320.whatis \
 	330.catman \