diff --git a/bin/sh/Makefile b/bin/sh/Makefile
index b074121d0ecd..c61094b06720 100644
--- a/bin/sh/Makefile
+++ b/bin/sh/Makefile
@@ -1,74 +1,75 @@
 #	@(#)Makefile	8.4 (Berkeley) 5/5/95
 # $FreeBSD$
 
 .include <src.opts.mk>
 
 CONFGROUPS=	ETC ROOT
 ETC=	profile
 ROOT=	dot.shrc dot.profile
 ROOTDIR=	/root
 ROOTNAME_dot.shrc=	.shrc
 ROOTNAME_dot.profile=	.profile
 PACKAGE=runtime
 PROG=	sh
 INSTALLFLAGS= -S
 SHSRCS=	alias.c arith_yacc.c arith_yylex.c cd.c echo.c error.c eval.c \
 	exec.c expand.c \
 	histedit.c input.c jobs.c kill.c mail.c main.c memalloc.c miscbltin.c \
 	mystring.c options.c output.c parser.c printf.c redir.c show.c \
 	test.c trap.c var.c
 GENSRCS= builtins.c nodes.c syntax.c
 GENHDRS= builtins.h nodes.h syntax.h token.h
 SRCS= ${SHSRCS} ${GENSRCS} ${GENHDRS}
 
 # MLINKS for Shell built in commands for which there are no userland
 # utilities of the same name are handled with the associated manpage,
 # builtin.1 in share/man/man1/.
 
 LIBADD=	edit
 
 CFLAGS+=-DSHELL -I. -I${.CURDIR}
 # for debug:
 # DEBUG_FLAGS+= -g -DDEBUG=2 -fno-inline
 
 .PATH:	${.CURDIR}/bltin \
 	${.CURDIR:H}/kill \
 	${.CURDIR:H}/test \
 	${SRCTOP}/usr.bin/printf
 
 CLEANFILES+= mknodes mksyntax
 CLEANFILES+= ${GENSRCS} ${GENHDRS}
 
 build-tools: mknodes mksyntax
 
 .ORDER: builtins.c builtins.h
 builtins.h: .NOMETA
 builtins.c builtins.h: mkbuiltins builtins.def
 	sh ${.CURDIR}/mkbuiltins ${.CURDIR}
 
 DEPENDOBJS+= mknodes mksyntax
 mknodes mksyntax: ${BUILD_TOOLS_META}
 
 .ORDER: nodes.c nodes.h
 nodes.h: .NOMETA
 nodes.c nodes.h: mknodes nodetypes nodes.c.pat
 	${BTOOLSPATH:U.}/mknodes ${.CURDIR}/nodetypes ${.CURDIR}/nodes.c.pat
 
 .ORDER: syntax.c syntax.h
 syntax.h: .NOMETA
 syntax.c syntax.h: mksyntax
 	${BTOOLSPATH:U.}/mksyntax
 
 token.h: mktokens
 	sh ${.CURDIR}/mktokens
 
 HAS_TESTS=
 SUBDIR.${MK_TESTS}+= tests
 
 beforeinstallconfig:
 	rm -f ${DESTDIR}/.profile
 
+LINKMODE=${CONFMODE}
 afterinstallconfig:
 	${INSTALL_LINK} ${TAG_ARGS} ${DESTDIR}/root/.profile ${DESTDIR}/.profile
 
 .include <bsd.prog.mk>