diff --git a/share/zoneinfo/Makefile b/share/zoneinfo/Makefile
index 08867dc673fd..3cbca07c1b94 100644
--- a/share/zoneinfo/Makefile
+++ b/share/zoneinfo/Makefile
@@ -1,133 +1,135 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 
 #
 # HOW TO UPDATE THE ZONEINFO DATA
 #
-# With the use of subversion, this is a little bit simpler than the CVS method.
-#
 # Import the new sources to the vendor branch:
 #
-# $ cd ~/svn/vendor/tzdata/dist
-# $ tar zxvf /usr/ports/distfile/tzdata2008X.tar.gz
-#   (check with "svn stat" and "svn diff" if it all makes sense)
-# $ svn commit	# Commit message: "Vendor import of tzdata2008X (+details)" 
+# $ cd ~/freebsd/src
+# $ git worktree add ../tzdata vendor/tzdata
+# $ pushd ../tzdata
+# $ tar -xvf ../tzdata-latest.tar.gz
+#   (check with "git status" and "git diff" if it all makes sense)
+# $ git add -A
+# $ git commit -m "Import tzdata 20XXX"
+# $ git tag -a -m "Tag import of tzdata 20XXX"
+# $ git push --follow-tags freebsd vendor/tzdata
+# $ popd
 #
-# Tag it
+# Merge-from-vendor
 #
-# $ cd ~/svn/vendor/tzdata
-# $ svn cp svn+ssh://svn.freebsd.org/base/vendor/tzdata/dist \
-#	svn+ssh://svn.freebsd.org/base/vendor/tzdata/tzdata2008X
-# $ svn commit	# Commit message: "Tag of tzdata2008X"
+# $ git subtree merge -P contrib/tzdata vendor/tzdata
+#   (write a meaningful commit message)
+# $ git push freebsd HEAD:main
 #
-# Merge-from-vendor
+# MFC
 #
-# $ cd ~/svn/head/contrib/tzdata
-# $ svn update
-# $ svn merge -c X --accept=postpone \
-#	svn+ssh://svn.freebsd.org/base/vendor/tzdata/dist .
-# $ svn commit	# Commit message: "MFV of tzdata2008X"
+# $ git checkout -b freebsd/stable/12 stable-12
+# $ git cherry-pick -x [hash of merge commit to main] -m 1 --edit
+#   (write a meaningful commit message)
+# $ git push freebsd HEAD:stable/12
 #
 
 .include <src.opts.mk>
 
 CLEANFILES+=	yearistype
 CLEANDIRS+=	builddir
 CONTRIBDIR=	${SRCTOP}/contrib/tzdata/
 .PATH:		${CONTRIBDIR}
 
 .if defined(LEAPSECONDS)
 .warning "Using backwards compatibility variable for LEAPSECONDS; please use WITH_ZONEINFO_LEAPSECONDS_SUPPORT instead"
 MK_ZONEINFO_LEAPSECONDS_SUPPORT= yes
 .endif
 
 .if ${MK_ZONEINFO_LEAPSECONDS_SUPPORT} != "no"
 LEAPFILE=	-L ${CONTRIBDIR}leapseconds
 .else
 LEAPFILE=
 .endif
 
 TZFILES=	africa antarctica asia australasia etcetera europe \
 		factory northamerica southamerica
 TZFILES+=	backward systemv
 POSIXRULES=	America/New_York
 
 TZFILES:=	${TZFILES:S/^/${CONTRIBDIR}/}
 
 TZBUILDDIR=	${.OBJDIR}/builddir
 TZBUILDSUBDIRS=	\
 		Africa \
 		America/Argentina \
 		America/Indiana \
 		America/Kentucky \
 		America/North_Dakota \
 		Antarctica \
 		Arctic \
 		Asia \
 		Atlantic \
 		Australia \
 		Etc \
 		Europe \
 		Indian \
 		Pacific \
 		SystemV
 TZBUILDSUBDIRS+= US Mexico Chile Canada Brazil
 
 .if !defined(_SKIP_BUILD)
 all: zoneinfo
 .endif
 META_TARGETS+=	zoneinfo install-zoneinfo
 
 zoneinfo: yearistype ${TDATA}
 	mkdir -p ${TZBUILDDIR}
 	cd ${TZBUILDDIR}; mkdir -p ${TZBUILDSUBDIRS}
 	umask 022; cd ${.CURDIR}; \
 	zic -D -d ${TZBUILDDIR} -p ${POSIXRULES} -m ${NOBINMODE} \
 	    ${LEAPFILE} -y ${.OBJDIR}/yearistype ${TZFILES}
 
 #
 # Sort TZS to ensure they are the same every build. find -s might
 # be a shorter way to express this, but it's non-portable. Any
 # differences between the two don't matter for this purpose.
 #
 .if make(*install*)
 TZS!= cd ${TZBUILDDIR} && find * -type f | LC_ALL=C sort
 .endif
 
 beforeinstall: install-zoneinfo
 install-zoneinfo:
 	mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/zoneinfo
 	cd ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/zoneinfo;  mkdir -p ${TZBUILDSUBDIRS}
 .for f in ${TZS}
 	${INSTALL} ${TAG_ARGS} \
 	    -o ${BINOWN} -g ${BINGRP} -m ${NOBINMODE} \
 	    ${TZBUILDDIR}/${f} ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/zoneinfo/${f}
 .endfor
 	${INSTALL} ${TAG_ARGS} -o ${BINOWN} -g ${BINGRP} -m ${NOBINMODE} \
 	    ${CONTRIBDIR}/zone.tab ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/zoneinfo/
 	${INSTALL} ${TAG_ARGS} -o ${BINOWN} -g ${BINGRP} -m ${NOBINMODE} \
 	    ${CONTRIBDIR}/zone1970.tab ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/zoneinfo/
 
 afterinstall:
 #
 # If the file /var/db/zoneinfo exists, and it is owned by root:wheel,
 # and the contents of it exists in /usr/share/zoneinfo, then reinstall
 # it.
 #
 	@if [ -f ${DESTDIR}/var/db/zoneinfo -a -O ${DESTDIR}/var/db/zoneinfo \
 	    -a -G ${DESTDIR}/var/db/zoneinfo ]; then \
 		zf=$$(cat ${DESTDIR}/var/db/zoneinfo); \
 		if [ -f ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/zoneinfo/$${zf} ]; then \
 			if [ ! -z "${DESTDIR}" ]; then \
 				optC="-C ${DESTDIR}"; \
 			fi; \
 			echo "Updating /etc/localtime"; \
 			tzsetup $${optC} -r; \
 		fi; \
 	else \
 		echo "Run tzsetup(8) manually to update /etc/localtime."; \
 	fi
 
 HAS_TESTS=
 SUBDIR.${MK_TESTS}+= tests
 
 .include <bsd.prog.mk>