diff --git a/net/liveMedia/Makefile b/net/liveMedia/Makefile
index bd1b58998bf2..6143ff53f7a0 100644
--- a/net/liveMedia/Makefile
+++ b/net/liveMedia/Makefile
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ post-build:
 .endfor
 	@${CAT} ${.CURDIR}/pkg-plist >> ${PLIST}
 
-pre-install:
+pre-su-install:
 	@${INSTALL_DATADIR} ${PREFIX}/live
 	@${INSTALL_DATADIR} ${PREFIX}/live/groupsock
 	@${INSTALL_DATADIR} ${PREFIX}/live/liveMedia