diff --git a/usr.bin/pkill/Makefile b/usr.bin/pkill/Makefile
index 632d6f42cf6..31f7fc4ba24 100644
--- a/usr.bin/pkill/Makefile
+++ b/usr.bin/pkill/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #	$NetBSD: Makefile,v 1.1 2002/03/01 11:21:58 ad Exp $
 # $FreeBSD$
 
+BINDIR=	/bin
+
 PROG=	pkill
 WARNS?=	5
 
@@ -10,4 +12,7 @@ LDADD=	-lkvm
 LINKS=	${BINDIR}/pkill ${BINDIR}/pgrep
 MLINKS=	pkill.1 pgrep.1
 
+SYMLINKS=	${BINDIR}/pkill /usr/bin/pkill
+SYMLINKS+=	${BINDIR}/pgrep /usr/bin/pgrep
+
 .include <bsd.prog.mk>