diff --git a/etc/Makefile b/etc/Makefile
index 9713c795eae4..0d0f6e8a41a4 100644
--- a/etc/Makefile
+++ b/etc/Makefile
@@ -152,20 +152,6 @@ BIN1+= regdomain.xml
 # -rwxr-xr-x root:wheel, for the new cron root:wheel
 BIN2=	netstart pccard_ether rc.suspend rc.resume
 
-MTREE=	BSD.debug.dist BSD.include.dist BSD.root.dist BSD.usr.dist BSD.var.dist
-.if ${MK_LIB32} != "no"
-MTREE+=	BSD.lib32.dist
-.endif
-.if ${MK_LIBSOFT} != "no"
-MTREE+=	BSD.libsoft.dist
-.endif
-.if ${MK_TESTS} != "no"
-MTREE+=	BSD.tests.dist
-.endif
-.if ${MK_SENDMAIL} != "no"
-MTREE+=	BSD.sendmail.dist
-.endif
-
 PPPCNF=	ppp.conf
 
 .if ${MK_SENDMAIL} == "no"
@@ -254,6 +240,7 @@ distribution:
 	${_+_}cd ${.CURDIR}/defaults; ${MAKE} install
 	${_+_}cd ${.CURDIR}/devd; ${MAKE} install
 	${_+_}cd ${.CURDIR}/gss; ${MAKE} install
+	${_+_}cd ${.CURDIR}/mtree; ${MAKE} install
 	${_+_}cd ${.CURDIR}/newsyslog.conf.d; ${MAKE} install
 .if ${MK_NTP} != "no"
 	${_+_}cd ${.CURDIR}/ntp; ${MAKE} install
@@ -308,8 +295,6 @@ distribution:
 	    rm -f ${DESTDIR}/.cshrc; \
 	    ln ${DESTDIR}/root/.cshrc ${DESTDIR}/.cshrc
 .endif
-	cd ${.CURDIR}/mtree; ${INSTALL} -o ${BINOWN} -g ${BINGRP} -m 444 \
-	    ${MTREE} ${DESTDIR}/etc/mtree
 .if ${MK_MAIL} != "no"
 	cd ${.CURDIR}/mail; ${INSTALL} -o ${BINOWN} -g ${BINGRP} -m 644 \
 	    ${ETCMAIL} ${DESTDIR}/etc/mail