diff --git a/security/openssl-beta/Makefile b/security/openssl-beta/Makefile
index df9313a0a6e7..1c5467983ce6 100644
--- a/security/openssl-beta/Makefile
+++ b/security/openssl-beta/Makefile
@@ -43,6 +43,6 @@ post-install:
 	@${MKDIR} ${PREFIX}/share/doc/openssl
 	@${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/doc/* ${PREFIX}/share/doc/openssl
 .endif
-	@${CAT} ${PKGDIR}/MESSAGE
+	@${SED} -e 's#/usr/local#${PREFIX}#g' ${PKGDIR}/MESSAGE
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/security/openssl-beta/pkg-message b/security/openssl-beta/pkg-message
index 5a671a0900b9..ac397b19a14a 100644
--- a/security/openssl-beta/pkg-message
+++ b/security/openssl-beta/pkg-message
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 
-Copy ${PREFIX}/openssl/openssl.cnf.sample to ${PREFIX}/openssl/openssl.cnf
+Copy /usr/local/openssl/openssl.cnf.sample to /usr/local/openssl/openssl.cnf
 and edit it to fit your needs.
 
diff --git a/security/openssl/Makefile b/security/openssl/Makefile
index df9313a0a6e7..1c5467983ce6 100644
--- a/security/openssl/Makefile
+++ b/security/openssl/Makefile
@@ -43,6 +43,6 @@ post-install:
 	@${MKDIR} ${PREFIX}/share/doc/openssl
 	@${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/doc/* ${PREFIX}/share/doc/openssl
 .endif
-	@${CAT} ${PKGDIR}/MESSAGE
+	@${SED} -e 's#/usr/local#${PREFIX}#g' ${PKGDIR}/MESSAGE
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/security/openssl/pkg-message b/security/openssl/pkg-message
index 5a671a0900b9..ac397b19a14a 100644
--- a/security/openssl/pkg-message
+++ b/security/openssl/pkg-message
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 
-Copy ${PREFIX}/openssl/openssl.cnf.sample to ${PREFIX}/openssl/openssl.cnf
+Copy /usr/local/openssl/openssl.cnf.sample to /usr/local/openssl/openssl.cnf
 and edit it to fit your needs.