diff --git a/share/termcap/Makefile b/share/termcap/Makefile
index 9b1e09c2c17..c261da5e792 100644
--- a/share/termcap/Makefile
+++ b/share/termcap/Makefile
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ termcap.db: termcap
 	cap_mkdb ${CAP_MKDB_ENDIAN} -f ${.TARGET:R} ${.ALLSRC}
 
 etc-termcap:
-	${INSTALL_SYMLINK} ${BINDIR}/misc/termcap ${DESTDIR}/etc/termcap
+	${INSTALL_SYMLINK} -T "package=runtime" \
+	    ${BINDIR}/misc/termcap ${DESTDIR}/etc/termcap
 
 .include <bsd.prog.mk>