diff --git a/share/dict/Makefile b/share/dict/Makefile
index b73fba3a7893..399e40962903 100644
--- a/share/dict/Makefile
+++ b/share/dict/Makefile
@@ -1,16 +1,13 @@
-# ex:ts=8
 #	@(#)Makefile	8.1 (Berkeley) 6/5/93
 # $FreeBSD$
 
 # XXX MISSING:	connectives words
 FILES=	README propernames web2 web2a
+SYMLINKS= web2 ${BINDIR}/dict/words
 NOOBJ=	noobj
 
-all clean cleandir depend lint tags:
-
-install:
+beforeinstall:
 	${INSTALL} -c -o ${BINOWN} -g ${BINGRP} -m ${SHAREMODE} ${FILES} \
 	    ${DESTDIR}${BINDIR}/dict
-	(cd ${DESTDIR}${BINDIR}/dict; rm -f words; ln -s web2 words)
 
 .include <bsd.prog.mk>