diff --git a/www/unit-java/Makefile b/www/unit-java/Makefile
--- a/www/unit-java/Makefile
+++ b/www/unit-java/Makefile
@@ -96,8 +96,4 @@
 			${MAKEFILE} ${MAKE_ARGS} \
 			${UNIT_MODNAME}-install DESTDIR=${STAGEDIR}
 
-# Overwrite the target in the ${MASTERDIR}/Makefile
-post-install:
-	@${DO_NADA}
-
 .include "${MASTERDIR}/Makefile"
diff --git a/www/unit-perl/Makefile b/www/unit-perl/Makefile
--- a/www/unit-perl/Makefile
+++ b/www/unit-perl/Makefile
@@ -29,8 +29,4 @@
 	${INSTALL_LIB} ${WRKSRC}/build/lib/unit/modules/${UNIT_MODNAME}.unit.so \
 		${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/libexec/unit/modules/
 
-# Overwrite the target in the ${MASTERDIR}/Makefile
-post-install:
-	@${DO_NADA}
-
 .include "${MASTERDIR}/Makefile"
diff --git a/www/unit-php/Makefile b/www/unit-php/Makefile
--- a/www/unit-php/Makefile
+++ b/www/unit-php/Makefile
@@ -30,8 +30,4 @@
 	${INSTALL_LIB} ${WRKSRC}/build/lib/unit/modules/${UNIT_MODNAME}.unit.so \
 		${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/libexec/unit/modules/
 
-# Overwrite the target in the ${MASTERDIR}/Makefile
-post-install:
-	@${DO_NADA}
-
 .include "${MASTERDIR}/Makefile"
diff --git a/www/unit-python/Makefile b/www/unit-python/Makefile
--- a/www/unit-python/Makefile
+++ b/www/unit-python/Makefile
@@ -31,8 +31,4 @@
 	${INSTALL_LIB} ${WRKSRC}/build/lib/unit/modules/${UNIT_MODNAME}.unit.so \
 		${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/libexec/unit/modules/
 
-# Overwrite the target in the ${MASTERDIR}/Makefile
-post-install:
-	@${DO_NADA}
-
 .include "${MASTERDIR}/Makefile"
diff --git a/www/unit-ruby/Makefile b/www/unit-ruby/Makefile
--- a/www/unit-ruby/Makefile
+++ b/www/unit-ruby/Makefile
@@ -33,8 +33,4 @@
 	${INSTALL_LIB} ${WRKSRC}/build/lib/unit/modules/${UNIT_MODNAME}.unit.so \
 		${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/libexec/unit/modules/
 
-# Overwrite the target in the ${MASTERDIR}/Makefile
-post-install:
-	@${DO_NADA}
-
 .include "${MASTERDIR}/Makefile"
diff --git a/www/unit-wasm/Makefile b/www/unit-wasm/Makefile
--- a/www/unit-wasm/Makefile
+++ b/www/unit-wasm/Makefile
@@ -31,8 +31,4 @@
 	${INSTALL_LIB} ${WRKSRC}/build/lib/unit/modules/${UNIT_MODNAME}.unit.so \
 		${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/libexec/unit/modules/
 
-# Overwrite the target in the ${MASTERDIR}/Makefile
-post-install:
-	@${DO_NADA}
-
 .include "${MASTERDIR}/Makefile"
diff --git a/www/unit/Makefile b/www/unit/Makefile
--- a/www/unit/Makefile
+++ b/www/unit/Makefile
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
 CFLAGS+=	-Wno-compound-token-split-by-macro
 .endif
 
-.if !target(post-install)
+.if !defined(UNIT_MODNAME)
 post-install:
 	${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${UNIT_DBDIR}
 	${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${UNIT_LOGDIR}