diff --git a/sysutils/swapmon/Makefile b/sysutils/swapmon/Makefile
index 28d5287ae619..425764336e9d 100644
--- a/sysutils/swapmon/Makefile
+++ b/sysutils/swapmon/Makefile
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ COMMENT=	Add/remove swapspace as needed
 LICENSE=	BSD2CLAUSE
 
 NO_BUILD=	yes
+NO_ARCH=	yes
 
 USE_RC_SUBR=	${PORTNAME}
 
@@ -28,12 +29,4 @@ do-install:
 	${INSTALL_MAN} ${FILESDIR}/${PORTNAME}.1 \
 		${STAGEDIR}${MANPREFIX}/man/man1
 
-post-install:
-	@${ECHO_MSG}	""
-	@${ECHO_MSG}	"To have swapmon run automatically after each boot"
-	@${ECHO_MSG}	"execute the following command as root:"
-	@${ECHO_MSG}	""
-	@${ECHO_MSG}	"  echo '${PORTNAME}_enable=\"YES\"' >>/etc/rc.conf"
-	@${ECHO_MSG}	""
-
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/sysutils/swapmon/pkg-message b/sysutils/swapmon/pkg-message
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ce3c7c5833a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sysutils/swapmon/pkg-message
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+To have swapmon run automatically after each boot,
+add the following line to /etc/rc.conf:
+
+  swapmon_enable="YES"