diff --git a/Makefile.inc1 b/Makefile.inc1
index e2c967daeb9..d4e24e4b5d3 100644
--- a/Makefile.inc1
+++ b/Makefile.inc1
@@ -996,10 +996,15 @@ redistribute: .MAKE
 	    DISTRIBUTION=lib32
 .endif
 
-distrib-dirs distribution: .MAKE
+distrib-dirs: .MAKE
 	cd ${.CURDIR}/etc; ${CROSSENV} PATH=${TMPPATH} ${MAKE} \
 	    ${IMAKE_INSTALL} ${IMAKE_MTREE} METALOG=${METALOG} ${.TARGET}
 
+distribution: .MAKE
+	cd ${.CURDIR}/etc; ${CROSSENV} PATH=${TMPPATH} ${MAKE} \
+	    ${IMAKE_INSTALL} ${IMAKE_MTREE} METALOG=${METALOG} ${.TARGET}
+	${_+_}cd ${.CURDIR}; ${MAKE} -f Makefile.inc1 installconfig
+
 #
 # buildkernel and installkernel
 #