diff --git a/etc/Makefile b/etc/Makefile
index b41a806a41e..fe518d283d1 100644
--- a/etc/Makefile
+++ b/etc/Makefile
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ distrib-dirs: ${MTREES:N/*} distrib-cleanup .PHONY
 .endif
 
 etc-examples-install: ${META_DEPS}
-	cd ${.CURDIR}; ${INSTALL} -o ${BINOWN} -g ${BINGRP} -m 444 \
+	cd ${.CURDIR}; ${INSTALL} ${TAG_ARGS} -o ${BINOWN} -g ${BINGRP} -m 444 \
 	    ${BIN1} ${BIN2} nsmb.conf opieaccess \
 	    ${DESTDIR}${SHAREDIR}/examples/etc
 
diff --git a/share/examples/Makefile b/share/examples/Makefile
index acb50c75f7e..7bf606c9181 100644
--- a/share/examples/Makefile
+++ b/share/examples/Makefile
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ copies:
 symlinks:
 .for i in ${LDIRS}
 	rm -rf ${DESTDIR}${BINDIR}/$i
-	ln -s ${.CURDIR}/$i ${DESTDIR}${BINDIR}/$i
+	${INSTALL} ${TAG_ARGS} -l s ${.CURDIR}/$i ${DESTDIR}${BINDIR}/$i
 .endfor
 
 etc-examples: