diff --git a/share/termcap/Makefile b/share/termcap/Makefile
index 6010f9da45d1..564bc42f475c 100644
--- a/share/termcap/Makefile
+++ b/share/termcap/Makefile
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ beforeinstall:
 	else \
 		true ; \
 	fi
-	install -c -o ${BINOWN} -g ${BINGRP} -m 444 termcap \
+	install ${COPY} -o ${BINOWN} -g ${BINGRP} -m 444 termcap \
 	     ${DESTDIR}${BINDIR}/misc
-	install -c -o ${BINOWN} -g ${BINGRP} -m 444 termcap.db \
+	install ${COPY} -o ${BINOWN} -g ${BINGRP} -m 444 termcap.db \
 	     ${DESTDIR}${BINDIR}/misc
 	install -c -o ${BINOWN} -g ${BINGRP} -m 444 ${.CURDIR}/map3270 \
 	     ${DESTDIR}${BINDIR}/misc
diff --git a/usr.bin/ar/Makefile b/usr.bin/ar/Makefile
index 516cfadef62c..f3005107641d 100644
--- a/usr.bin/ar/Makefile
+++ b/usr.bin/ar/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ ar.0: ar.5.0
 
 .if !defined(NOMAN)
 afterinstall:
-	install -c -o ${MANOWN} -g ${MANGRP} -m ${MANMODE} ar.5.0 \
+	install ${COPY} -o ${MANOWN} -g ${MANGRP} -m ${MANMODE} ar.5.0 \
 	    ${DESTDIR}${MANDIR}5/ar.0
 .endif
 
diff --git a/usr.bin/crontab/Makefile b/usr.bin/crontab/Makefile
index 4df281673fa1..6a1c6231313d 100644
--- a/usr.bin/crontab/Makefile
+++ b/usr.bin/crontab/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ crontab.0: crontab.5.0
 
 .if !defined(NOMAN)
 afterinstall:
-	install -c -o ${MANOWN} -g ${MANGRP} -m ${MANMODE} crontab.5.0 \
+	install ${COPY} -o ${MANOWN} -g ${MANGRP} -m ${MANMODE} crontab.5.0 \
             ${DESTDIR}${MANDIR}5/crontab.0
 .endif
 
diff --git a/usr.bin/file/Makefile b/usr.bin/file/Makefile
index 0d6214de0f06..07699c50d4fa 100644
--- a/usr.bin/file/Makefile
+++ b/usr.bin/file/Makefile
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ magic:		$(MAGFILES)
 	cat $(MAGFILES) > $(.TARGET)
 
 afterinstall:
-	install -c -o $(MAGICOWN) -g $(MAGICGRP) -m $(MAGICMODE) magic \
+	install ${COPY} -o $(MAGICOWN) -g $(MAGICGRP) -m $(MAGICMODE) magic \
 		$(DESTDIR)$(MAGIC)
 
 .include <bsd.prog.mk>
diff --git a/usr.bin/ranlib/Makefile b/usr.bin/ranlib/Makefile
index 77d8240ba739..41386db47562 100644
--- a/usr.bin/ranlib/Makefile
+++ b/usr.bin/ranlib/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ ranlib.0: ranlib.5.0
 
 .if !defined(NOMAN)
 afterinstall:
-	install -c -o ${MANOWN} -g ${MANGRP} -m ${MANMODE} ranlib.5.0 \
+	install ${COPY} -o ${MANOWN} -g ${MANGRP} -m ${MANMODE} ranlib.5.0 \
 	    ${DESTDIR}${MANDIR}5/ranlib.0
 .endif
 
diff --git a/usr.bin/strip/Makefile b/usr.bin/strip/Makefile
index fa920fabd86a..101da84f8386 100644
--- a/usr.bin/strip/Makefile
+++ b/usr.bin/strip/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 PROG=	strip
 
 realinstall:
-	install -c -o ${BINOWN} -g ${BINOWN} -m ${BINMODE} strip \
+	install ${COPY} -o ${BINOWN} -g ${BINOWN} -m ${BINMODE} strip \
 	    ${DESTDIR}${BINDIR}
 	./strip ${DESTDIR}${BINDIR}/strip
 
diff --git a/usr.bin/xinstall/Makefile b/usr.bin/xinstall/Makefile
index 54e9eeb1f095..5aa0888982ce 100644
--- a/usr.bin/xinstall/Makefile
+++ b/usr.bin/xinstall/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ MAN1=	install.0
 CLEANFILES=xinstall
 
 realinstall:
-	install -c ${STRIP} -o ${BINOWN} -g ${BINGRP} -m ${BINMODE} \
+	install ${COPY} ${STRIP} -o ${BINOWN} -g ${BINGRP} -m ${BINMODE} \
 	    ${PROG} ${DESTDIR}${BINDIR}/install
 
 .include <bsd.prog.mk>