diff --git a/security/portsentry/Makefile b/security/portsentry/Makefile
index ea1020193ba4..86f0cfc1e5f5 100644
--- a/security/portsentry/Makefile
+++ b/security/portsentry/Makefile
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ post-patch:
 
 do-install:
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/portsentry.conf ${PREFIX}/etc/portsentry.conf.default
-	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/portsentry.ignore ${PREFIX}/etc
+	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/portsentry.ignore ${PREFIX}/etc/portsentry.ignore.default
 	${INSTALL_PROGRAM} ${WRKSRC}/portsentry ${PREFIX}/bin
 .if !defined(NOPORTDOCS)
 	${MKDIR} ${DOCSDIR}
diff --git a/security/portsentry/pkg-plist b/security/portsentry/pkg-plist
index 126875101524..85776fa59cbe 100644
--- a/security/portsentry/pkg-plist
+++ b/security/portsentry/pkg-plist
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ bin/portsentry
 @unexec if cmp -s %D/etc/portsentry.conf %D/etc/portsentry.conf.default; then rm -f %D/etc/portsentry.conf; fi
 etc/portsentry.conf.default
 @exec if [ ! -f %D/etc/portsentry.conf ] ; then cp -p %B/portsentry.conf %D/etc/portsentry.conf ; fi
-etc/portsentry.ignore
+@unexec if cmp -s %D/etc/portsentry.ignore %D/etc/portsentry.ignore.default; then rm -f %D/etc/portsentry.ignore; fi
+etc/portsentry.ignore.default
+@exec if [ ! -f %D/etc/portsentry.ignore ] ; then cp -p %B/portsentry.ignore %D/etc/portsentry.ignore ; fi
 share/doc/portsentry/README.install
 share/doc/portsentry/README.methods
 share/doc/portsentry/README.stealth