diff --git a/bin/sh/Makefile b/bin/sh/Makefile
index 087dbf40c3b..4dbbf344bfb 100644
--- a/bin/sh/Makefile
+++ b/bin/sh/Makefile
@@ -74,6 +74,6 @@ beforeinstallconfig:
 
 LINKMODE=${CONFMODE}
 afterinstallconfig:
-	${INSTALL_LINK} ${TAG_ARGS} ${DESTDIR}/root/.profile ${DESTDIR}/.profile
+	${INSTALL_LINK} ${TAG_ARGS},config ${DESTDIR}/root/.profile ${DESTDIR}/.profile
 
 .include <bsd.prog.mk>