Index: stand/efi/loader_4th/Makefile
===================================================================
--- stand/efi/loader_4th/Makefile
+++ stand/efi/loader_4th/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 
 LOADER_INTERP=4th
+INSTALL_LOADER_HELP_FILE=no
 
 .include "../loader/Makefile"
 
Index: stand/efi/loader_lua/Makefile
===================================================================
--- stand/efi/loader_lua/Makefile
+++ stand/efi/loader_lua/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 
 LOADER_INTERP=lua
+INSTALL_LOADER_HELP_FILE=no
 
 .include "../loader/Makefile"
 
Index: stand/i386/loader_4th/Makefile
===================================================================
--- stand/i386/loader_4th/Makefile
+++ stand/i386/loader_4th/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 
 LOADER_INTERP=4th
+INSTALL_LOADER_HELP_FILE=no
 
 .include "../loader/Makefile"
 
Index: stand/i386/loader_lua/Makefile
===================================================================
--- stand/i386/loader_lua/Makefile
+++ stand/i386/loader_lua/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 
 LOADER_INTERP=lua
+INSTALL_LOADER_HELP_FILE=no
 
 .include "../loader/Makefile"
 
Index: stand/loader.mk
===================================================================
--- stand/loader.mk
+++ stand/loader.mk
@@ -171,8 +171,10 @@
 HELP_FILES+=	${LDRSRC}/help.common
 
 CFLAGS+=	-DHELP_FILENAME=\"${HELP_FILENAME}\"
+.if ${INSTALL_LOADER_HELP_FILE:Uyes} == "yes"
 CLEANFILES+=	${HELP_FILENAME}
 FILES+=		${HELP_FILENAME}
+.endif
 
 ${HELP_FILENAME}: ${HELP_FILES}
 	cat ${HELP_FILES} | awk -f ${LDRSRC}/merge_help.awk > ${.TARGET}
Index: stand/userboot/userboot_4th/Makefile
===================================================================
--- stand/userboot/userboot_4th/Makefile
+++ stand/userboot/userboot_4th/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 
 LOADER_INTERP=4th
+INSTALL_LOADER_HELP_FILE=no
 
 .include "../userboot/Makefile"
 
Index: stand/userboot/userboot_lua/Makefile
===================================================================
--- stand/userboot/userboot_lua/Makefile
+++ stand/userboot/userboot_lua/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 
 LOADER_INTERP=lua
+INSTALL_LOADER_HELP_FILE=no
 
 .include "../userboot/Makefile"