diff --git a/libexec/rtld-elf/Makefile b/libexec/rtld-elf/Makefile
index e5235a92a201..31794951a593 100644
--- a/libexec/rtld-elf/Makefile
+++ b/libexec/rtld-elf/Makefile
@@ -48,7 +48,9 @@ dyn_hack.so:
 # Since moving rtld-elf to /libexec, we need to create a symlink.
 # Fixup the existing binary that's there so we can symlink over it.
 beforeinstall:
+.if exists(${DESTDIR}/usr/libexec/${PROG})
 	-chflags noschg ${DESTDIR}/usr/libexec/${PROG}
+.endif
 
 .PATH: ${.CURDIR}/${MACHINE_ARCH}