diff --git a/usr.sbin/sysrc/Makefile b/usr.sbin/sysrc/Makefile
index ca3dc56bcf0f..1ace38af4867 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/sysrc/Makefile
+++ b/usr.sbin/sysrc/Makefile
@@ -1,11 +1,7 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 
 SCRIPTS= sysrc
 
 MAN= sysrc.8
 
-beforeinstall:
-	mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}${SCRIPTSDIR}
-	mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}${MANDIR}8
-
 .include <bsd.prog.mk>