diff --git a/tests/ci/tools/ci.conf b/tests/ci/tools/ci.conf
--- a/tests/ci/tools/ci.conf
+++ b/tests/ci/tools/ci.conf
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
 test_suites.FreeBSD.cam_test_device = '/dev/ada0'
 test_suites.FreeBSD.disks = '/dev/vtbd2 /dev/vtbd3 /dev/vtbd4 /dev/vtbd5 /dev/vtbd6'
 EOF
-cat << EOF >> ${DESTDIR}/etc/rc.conf
 kld_list=""				# Load modules needed by tests
 kld_list="${kld_list} blake2"		# sys/opencrypto
 kld_list="${kld_list} cryptodev"	# sys/opencrypto
@@ -55,21 +54,14 @@
 kld_list="${kld_list} dummynet"		# sys/netpfil/common
 kld_list="${kld_list} carp"		# sys/netinet/carp
 kld_list="${kld_list} if_stf"		# sys/net/if_stf
-background_fsck="NO"
-sendmail_enable="NONE"
-cron_enable="NO"
-syslogd_enable="NO"
-newsyslog_enable="NO"
-EOF
-if [ "${CITYPE}" = "smoke" ]; then
-cat << EOF >> ${DESTDIR}/etc/rc.conf
-freebsdci_type="smoke"
-EOF
-elif [ "${CITYPE}" = "full" ]; then
-cat << EOF >> ${DESTDIR}/etc/rc.conf
-freebsdci_type="full"
-EOF
-fi
+sysrc -f ${DESTDIR}/etc/rc.conf \
+	kld_list="${kld_list}" \
+	background_fsck="NO" \
+	sendmail_enable="NONE" \
+	cron_enable="NO" \
+	syslogd_enable="NO" \
+	newsyslog_enable="NO" \
+	freebsdci_type="${CITYPE}"
 cat << EOF >> ${DESTDIR}/etc/sysctl.conf
 kern.cryptodevallowsoft=1
 kern.ipc.tls.enable=1