diff --git a/share/mk/bsd.lib.mk b/share/mk/bsd.lib.mk
--- a/share/mk/bsd.lib.mk
+++ b/share/mk/bsd.lib.mk
@@ -561,6 +561,7 @@
 LINKMODE?=	${LIBMODE}
 SYMLINKOWN?=	${LIBOWN}
 SYMLINKGRP?=	${LIBGRP}
+LINKTAGS=	dev
 .include <bsd.links.mk>
 
 .if ${MK_MAN} != "no" && !defined(LIBRARIES_ONLY)
diff --git a/share/mk/bsd.links.mk b/share/mk/bsd.links.mk
--- a/share/mk/bsd.links.mk
+++ b/share/mk/bsd.links.mk
@@ -14,8 +14,16 @@
 .ORDER: realinstall _installlinks
 _installlinks:
 .for s t in ${LINKS}
+.if defined(LINKTAGS)
+	${INSTALL_LINK} ${TAG_ARGS:D${TAG_ARGS},${LINKTAGS}} ${DESTDIR}${s} ${DESTDIR}${t}
+.else
 	${INSTALL_LINK} ${TAG_ARGS} ${DESTDIR}${s} ${DESTDIR}${t}
+.endif
 .endfor
 .for s t in ${SYMLINKS}
+.if defined(LINKTAGS)
+	${INSTALL_SYMLINK} ${TAG_ARGS:D${TAG_ARGS},${LINKTAGS}} ${s} ${DESTDIR}${t}
+.else
 	${INSTALL_SYMLINK} ${TAG_ARGS} ${s} ${DESTDIR}${t}
+.endif
 .endfor