Index: UPDATING
===================================================================
--- UPDATING
+++ UPDATING
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@
 	disable the most expensive debugging functionality run
 	"ln -s 'abort:false,junk:false' /etc/malloc.conf".)
 
+YYYYMMDD:
+	The menu.rc and loader.rc files will be replaced during next and
+	following updates. Please migrate local changes to menu.rc.local
+	and loader.rc.local instead.
+
 20150728:
 	As ZFS requires more kernel stack pages than is the default on some
 	architectures e.g. i386, it now warns if KSTACK_PAGES is less than
Index: sys/boot/forth/loader.rc
===================================================================
--- sys/boot/forth/loader.rc
+++ sys/boot/forth/loader.rc
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 \ Loader.rc
+\
+\ You should not edit this file! Put any overrides in loader.rc.local
+\ instead as this file can be replaced during system updates.
+\
 \ $FreeBSD$
 \
 \ Includes additional commands
Index: sys/boot/forth/menu.rc
===================================================================
--- sys/boot/forth/menu.rc
+++ sys/boot/forth/menu.rc
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 \ Menu.rc
+\
+\ You should not edit this file! Put any overrides in menu.rc.local
+\ instead as this file can be replaced during system updates.
+\
 \ $FreeBSD$
 \
 \ Load required Forth modules
Index: sys/boot/i386/loader/Makefile
===================================================================
--- sys/boot/i386/loader/Makefile
+++ sys/boot/i386/loader/Makefile
@@ -110,12 +110,7 @@
 .include	"${.CURDIR}/../../forth/Makefile.inc"
 FILES+=	pcibios.4th
 
-.if !exists(${DESTDIR}/boot/loader.rc)
-FILES+=	loader.rc
-.endif
-.if !exists(${DESTDIR}/boot/menu.rc)
-FILES+= menu.rc
-.endif
+FILES+=	loader.rc menu.rc
 .endif
 
 # XXX crt0.o needs to be first for pxeboot(8) to work
Index: sys/boot/mips/beri/loader/Makefile
===================================================================
--- sys/boot/mips/beri/loader/Makefile
+++ sys/boot/mips/beri/loader/Makefile
@@ -125,13 +125,7 @@
 .PATH: ${.CURDIR}/../../../forth
 .include	"${.CURDIR}/../../../forth/Makefile.inc"
 
-.if !exists(${DESTDIR}/boot/loader.rc)
-FILES+= loader.rc
-.endif
-
-.if !exists(${DESTDIR}/boot/menu.rc)
-FILES+= menu.rc
-.endif
+FILES+= loader.rc menu.rc
 
 .if defined(LOADER_USB_SUPPORT)
 # Do garbage collection
Index: sys/boot/pc98/loader/Makefile
===================================================================
--- sys/boot/pc98/loader/Makefile
+++ sys/boot/pc98/loader/Makefile
@@ -90,12 +90,7 @@
 .PATH: ${.CURDIR}/../../forth
 .include	"${.CURDIR}/../../forth/Makefile.inc"
 
-.if !exists(${DESTDIR}/boot/loader.rc)
-FILES+=	${.CURDIR}/../../i386/loader/loader.rc
-.endif
-.if !exists(${DESTDIR}/boot/menu.rc)
-FILES+= menu.rc
-.endif
+FILES+=	${.CURDIR}/../../i386/loader/loader.rc menu.rc
 
 # XXX crt0.o needs to be first for pxeboot(8) to work
 OBJS=	${BTXCRT}
Index: sys/boot/powerpc/kboot/Makefile
===================================================================
--- sys/boot/powerpc/kboot/Makefile
+++ sys/boot/powerpc/kboot/Makefile
@@ -117,12 +117,6 @@
 .PATH: ${.CURDIR}/../../forth
 .include	"${.CURDIR}/../../forth/Makefile.inc"
 
-.if !exists(${DESTDIR}/boot/loader.rc)
-FILES+= loader.rc
-.endif
-
-.if !exists(${DESTDIR}/boot/menu.rc)
-FILES+= menu.rc
-.endif
+FILES+= loader.rc menu.rc
 
 .include <bsd.prog.mk>
Index: sys/boot/powerpc/ofw/Makefile
===================================================================
--- sys/boot/powerpc/ofw/Makefile
+++ sys/boot/powerpc/ofw/Makefile
@@ -112,12 +112,6 @@
 .PATH: ${.CURDIR}/../../forth
 .include	"${.CURDIR}/../../forth/Makefile.inc"
 
-.if !exists(${DESTDIR}/boot/loader.rc)
-FILES+= loader.rc
-.endif
-
-.if !exists(${DESTDIR}/boot/menu.rc)
-FILES+= menu.rc
-.endif
+FILES+= loader.rc menu.rc
 
 .include <bsd.prog.mk>
Index: sys/boot/powerpc/ps3/Makefile
===================================================================
--- sys/boot/powerpc/ps3/Makefile
+++ sys/boot/powerpc/ps3/Makefile
@@ -114,12 +114,6 @@
 .PATH: ${.CURDIR}/../../forth
 .include	"${.CURDIR}/../../forth/Makefile.inc"
 
-.if !exists(${DESTDIR}/boot/loader.rc)
-FILES+= loader.rc
-.endif
-
-.if !exists(${DESTDIR}/boot/menu.rc)
-FILES+= menu.rc
-.endif
+FILES+= loader.rc menu.rc
 
 .include <bsd.prog.mk>
Index: sys/boot/sparc64/loader/Makefile
===================================================================
--- sys/boot/sparc64/loader/Makefile
+++ sys/boot/sparc64/loader/Makefile
@@ -99,12 +99,6 @@
 .PATH: ${.CURDIR}/../../forth
 .include	"${.CURDIR}/../../forth/Makefile.inc"
 
-.if !exists(${DESTDIR}/boot/loader.rc)
-FILES+= loader.rc
-.endif
-
-.if !exists(${DESTDIR}/boot/menu.rc)
-FILES+= menu.rc
-.endif
+FILES+= loader.rc menu.rc
 
 .include <bsd.prog.mk>