diff --git a/games/fortune/datfiles/Makefile b/games/fortune/datfiles/Makefile
index 6af73c47ea8e..fa86fd737a34 100644
--- a/games/fortune/datfiles/Makefile
+++ b/games/fortune/datfiles/Makefile
@@ -1,17 +1,22 @@
 #	@(#)Makefile	5.2 (Berkeley) 5/6/91
 
+#
+# set `OBSCENE' to "real" to have obscene fortunes installed,
+# fake to have a note stating that they're not installed
+# isntalled in their place
+#
+OBSCENE=real
+
 DATFILES=fortunes.dat startrek.dat zippy.dat fortunes-o.dat
 CLEANFILES+=${DATFILES}
 
 install: ${DATFILES}
-	(cd ${.CURDIR} && install -c -o ${BINOWN} -g ${BINGRP} -m 444 \
-	    ${DATFILES:R} ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/games/fortune)
 	install -o ${BINOWN} -g ${BINGRP} -m 444 ${DATFILES} \
 	    ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/games/fortune
 
-fortunes-o.dat: ${.TARGET:R}
+fortunes-o.dat: ${.TARGET:R}.${OBSCENE}.rot13
 	${.CURDIR}/../strfile/obj/strfile -rsx \
-	    ${.CURDIR}/${.TARGET:R} ${.TARGET}
+	    ${.CURDIR}/${.TARGET:R}.${OBSCENE}.rot13 ${.TARGET}
 
 fortunes.dat startrek.dat zippy.dat: ${.TARGET:R}
 	${.CURDIR}/../strfile/obj/strfile -rs \