diff --git a/irc/dircproxy/Makefile b/irc/dircproxy/Makefile
index b6f4c08f076e..fceb7069fc2a 100644
--- a/irc/dircproxy/Makefile
+++ b/irc/dircproxy/Makefile
@@ -18,8 +18,9 @@ COMMENT=	A detachable irc proxy server with many features
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN1=		dircproxy.1 dircproxy-crypt.1
+SUB_FILES=	pkg-message
 
 post-install:
-	@${SED} -e 's,%%PREFIX%%,${PREFIX},g' ${PKGMESSAGE}
+	@${CAT} ${PKGMESSAGE}
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/irc/dircproxy/pkg-message b/irc/dircproxy/files/pkg-message.in
similarity index 75%
rename from irc/dircproxy/pkg-message
rename to irc/dircproxy/files/pkg-message.in
index 9f22fed4f654..bfc09578a622 100644
--- a/irc/dircproxy/pkg-message
+++ b/irc/dircproxy/files/pkg-message.in
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 
 A default dircproxy configuration file has been installed as
-%%PREFIX%%/share/dircproxy/dircproxyrc.
+%%DATADIR%%/dircproxyrc.
 Please read this and the dircproxy(1) manpage to set up dircproxy.
-