diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f9c51feb3..66aac28d0 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -254,6 +254,11 @@ BUILDTARGETS+=	do-x11
 .if ${MKEXTSRC} != "no"
 BUILDTARGETS+=	do-extsrc
 .endif
+
+.if defined(__MINIX) && ${MKSRC} == "yes"
+BUILDTARGETS+=	do-installsrc
+.endif # defined(__MINIX)
+
 BUILDTARGETS+=	do-obsolete
 
 #
@@ -551,6 +556,13 @@ install-${dir}: .PHONY
 	@true
 .endfor
 
+.if defined(__MINIX)
+SRCTAR=src.tar.gz
+do-installsrc:
+	cd ${.CURDIR} && git ls-tree -r HEAD --name-only | tar czf ${.OBJDIR}/$(SRCTAR) -T -
+	${INSTALL_FILE} ${.OBJDIR}/$(SRCTAR) ${DESTDIR}/usr/src/
+.endif # defined(__MINIX)
+
 #
 # XXX this needs to change when distrib Makefiles are recursion compliant
 # XXX many distrib subdirs need "cd etc && make snap_pre snap_kern" first...
diff --git a/distrib/sets/lists/minix/mi b/distrib/sets/lists/minix/mi
index 6f9e454dc..979aaa360 100644
--- a/distrib/sets/lists/minix/mi
+++ b/distrib/sets/lists/minix/mi
@@ -5717,6 +5717,7 @@
 ./usr/spool/locks			minix-sys
 ./usr/spool/lpd				minix-sys
 ./usr/src				minix-sys
+./usr/src/src.tar.gz			minix-sys	src
 ./usr/tests				minix-sys
 ./usr/tests/atf/atf-c++/detail/auto_array_test	minix-sys	atf
 ./usr/tests/lib/libc/stdio/t_mktemp	minix-sys	atf
diff --git a/share/mk/bsd.own.mk b/share/mk/bsd.own.mk
index 7d50afb4c..6f08bee5e 100644
--- a/share/mk/bsd.own.mk
+++ b/share/mk/bsd.own.mk
@@ -1117,7 +1117,7 @@ _MKVARS.no= \
 
 #MINIX-specific vars
 _MKVARS.no+= \
-	MKIMAGEONLY MKSMALL MKBITCODE
+	MKIMAGEONLY MKSMALL MKBITCODE MKSRC
 .if !empty(MACHINE_ARCH:Mearm*)
 _MKVARS.no+= \
 	MKWATCHDOG MKACPI MKAPIC MKDEBUGREG MKINSTALLBOOT MKPCI