diff --git a/sbin/Makefile b/sbin/Makefile
index 13c1c0745bc..4f08a82fe57 100644
--- a/sbin/Makefile
+++ b/sbin/Makefile
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ SUBDIR.${MK_PF}+=	pfctl
 SUBDIR.${MK_PF}+=	pflogd
 SUBDIR.${MK_QUOTAS}+=	quotacheck
 SUBDIR.${MK_ROUTED}+=	routed
-SUBDIR.${MK_ZFS}+=	be
+SUBDIR.${MK_ZFS}+=	bectl
 SUBDIR.${MK_ZFS}+=	zfsbootcfg
 
 SUBDIR.${MK_TESTS}+=	tests
diff --git a/sbin/be/Makefile b/sbin/bectl/Makefile
similarity index 80%
rename from sbin/be/Makefile
rename to sbin/bectl/Makefile
index 3d3cc4e2314..7226971ffd7 100644
--- a/sbin/be/Makefile
+++ b/sbin/bectl/Makefile
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #	@(#)Makefile	8.1 (Berkeley) 6/6/93
 
-PROG=	be
+PROG=	bectl
 WARNS?=	1
-MAN=	be.1
+MAN=	bectl.8
 
 LIBADD+= be
 LIBADD+= nvpair
diff --git a/sbin/be/be.1 b/sbin/bectl/bectl.8
similarity index 100%
rename from sbin/be/be.1
rename to sbin/bectl/bectl.8
diff --git a/sbin/be/be.c b/sbin/bectl/bectl.c
similarity index 100%
rename from sbin/be/be.c
rename to sbin/bectl/bectl.c