diff --git a/share/mk/bsd.confs.mk b/share/mk/bsd.confs.mk
index 533ba71e5f5..310fe5291fc 100644
--- a/share/mk/bsd.confs.mk
+++ b/share/mk/bsd.confs.mk
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ ${group}MODE?=	${CONFMODE}
 ${group}DIR?=	${CONFIGDIR}/
 STAGE_SETS+=	${group}
 STAGE_DIR.${group}= ${STAGE_OBJTOP}${${group}DIR}
-STAGE_SYMLINKS_DIR.${group}= ${STAGE_OBJTOP}
 
 _${group}CONFS=
 .for cnf in ${${group}}
diff --git a/share/mk/bsd.files.mk b/share/mk/bsd.files.mk
index 6a6c66a682f..ff620d0f095 100644
--- a/share/mk/bsd.files.mk
+++ b/share/mk/bsd.files.mk
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ ${group}DIR?=	${BINDIR}
 STAGE_SETS+=	${group}
 .endif
 STAGE_DIR.${group}= ${STAGE_OBJTOP}${${group}DIR}
-STAGE_SYMLINKS_DIR.${group}= ${STAGE_OBJTOP}
 
 _${group}FILES=
 .for file in ${${group}}