diff --git a/share/mk/bsd.prog.mk b/share/mk/bsd.prog.mk
index 3bfc71dcac33..a2a7c57ce2db 100644
--- a/share/mk/bsd.prog.mk
+++ b/share/mk/bsd.prog.mk
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ beforeinstall:
 afterinstall:
 .endif
 
+.if !target(realinstall)
 realinstall: _PROGSUBDIR
 .if defined(PROG)
 	install ${COPY} ${STRIP} -o ${BINOWN} -g ${BINGRP} -m ${BINMODE} \
@@ -157,6 +158,7 @@ realinstall: _PROGSUBDIR
 		ln $$l $$t; \
 	done; true
 .endif
+.endif
 
 install: maninstall
 maninstall: afterinstall