diff --git a/etc/Makefile b/etc/Makefile
index 0ab89a00b..69314baee 100644
--- a/etc/Makefile
+++ b/etc/Makefile
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@ BIN1+=	\
 	rc rc.conf rc.cd rc.subr \
 	rc.daemons.dist rs.inet rs.single \
 	services shells syslog.conf \
-	system.conf \
 	termcap utmp
 .else
 BIN1+=	bootptab changelist csh.cshrc csh.login \
@@ -428,6 +427,7 @@ install-etc-files-safe: .PHONY .MAKE check_DESTDIR MAKEDEV
 		${BINOWN} ${BINGRP}	${BINMODE}	${NETBSDSRCDIR}/etc/usr/ ${DESTDIR}/usr/etc/ dhcptags.conf \
 		${BINOWN} ${BINGRP}	${BINMODE}	${NETBSDSRCDIR}/etc/usr/ ${DESTDIR}/usr/etc/ rc \
 		${BINOWN} ${BINGRP}	${BINMODE}	${NETBSDSRCDIR}/etc/ ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/ crontab \
+		${BINOWN} ${BINGRP}	${BINMODE}	${NETBSDSRCDIR}/etc/ ${DESTDIR}/etc/ system.conf \
 		${BINOWN} ${BINGRP}	${NONBINMODE}	${NETBSDSRCDIR}/etc/usr/ ${DESTDIR}/usr/ Makefile \
 		${BINOWN} ${BINGRP}	${BINMODE}	${NETBSDSRCDIR}/etc/devmand/scripts/ ${DESTDIR}/etc/devmand/scripts/ block  \
 		${BINOWN} ${BINGRP}	${BINMODE}	${NETBSDSRCDIR}/etc/devmand/scripts/ ${DESTDIR}/etc/devmand/scripts/ singlechar \