diff --git a/etc/Makefile.am b/etc/Makefile.am
index 30ee1df4d3..df7795097d 100644
--- a/etc/Makefile.am
+++ b/etc/Makefile.am
@@ -22,13 +22,12 @@ SHELLCHECKSCRIPTS   += $(sysconf_zfs_DATA)
 $(call SHELLCHECK_OPTS,$(sysconf_zfs_DATA)): SHELLCHECK_SHELL = sh
 
 if BUILD_FREEBSD
-sysconf_zfsddir = $(sysconfdir)/rc.d
+rcdir = $(sysconfdir)/rc.d
+rc_SCRIPTS = %D%/rc.d/zfsd
 
-sysconf_zfsd_DATA = %D%/rc.d/zfsd
-
-SUBSTFILES          += $(sysconf_zfsd_DATA)
-SHELLCHECKSCRIPTS   += $(sysconf_zfsd_DATA)
-$(call SHELLCHECK_OPTS,$(sysconf_zfsd_DATA)): SHELLCHECK_SHELL = sh
+SUBSTFILES        += $(rc_SCRIPTS)
+SHELLCHECKSCRIPTS += $(rc_SCRIPTS)
+$(call SHELLCHECK_OPTS,$(rc_SCRIPTS)): SHELLCHECK_SHELL = sh
 endif
 
 if BUILD_LINUX
diff --git a/etc/rc.d/Makefile.am b/etc/rc.d/Makefile.am
deleted file mode 100644
index cf6c7aeec4..0000000000
--- a/etc/rc.d/Makefile.am
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-include $(top_srcdir)/config/Substfiles.am
-
-EXTRA_DIST += zfsd.in
-
-init_SCRIPTS = zfsd
-
-SUBSTFILES += $(init_SCRIPTS)