diff --git a/sys/conf/Makefile.i386 b/sys/conf/Makefile.i386
index 511c4994394..0203f469417 100644
--- a/sys/conf/Makefile.i386
+++ b/sys/conf/Makefile.i386
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Copyright 1990 W. Jolitz
 #	from: @(#)Makefile.i386	7.1 5/10/91
-#	$Id: Makefile.i386,v 1.66 1995/08/16 16:11:48 bde Exp $
+#	$Id: Makefile.i386,v 1.67 1995/10/29 11:10:53 davidg Exp $
 #
 # Makefile for FreeBSD
 #
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ tags:
 install:
 	chflags noschg /kernel
 	mv /kernel /kernel.old
+	sysctl -w kern.bootfile=/kernel.old
 	install -c -m 555 -o root -g wheel -fschg kernel /
 
 ioconf.o: ioconf.c $S/sys/param.h machine/pte.h $S/sys/buf.h \
diff --git a/sys/conf/Makefile.powerpc b/sys/conf/Makefile.powerpc
index 511c4994394..0203f469417 100644
--- a/sys/conf/Makefile.powerpc
+++ b/sys/conf/Makefile.powerpc
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Copyright 1990 W. Jolitz
 #	from: @(#)Makefile.i386	7.1 5/10/91
-#	$Id: Makefile.i386,v 1.66 1995/08/16 16:11:48 bde Exp $
+#	$Id: Makefile.i386,v 1.67 1995/10/29 11:10:53 davidg Exp $
 #
 # Makefile for FreeBSD
 #
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ tags:
 install:
 	chflags noschg /kernel
 	mv /kernel /kernel.old
+	sysctl -w kern.bootfile=/kernel.old
 	install -c -m 555 -o root -g wheel -fschg kernel /
 
 ioconf.o: ioconf.c $S/sys/param.h machine/pte.h $S/sys/buf.h \
diff --git a/sys/i386/conf/Makefile.i386 b/sys/i386/conf/Makefile.i386
index 511c4994394..0203f469417 100644
--- a/sys/i386/conf/Makefile.i386
+++ b/sys/i386/conf/Makefile.i386
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Copyright 1990 W. Jolitz
 #	from: @(#)Makefile.i386	7.1 5/10/91
-#	$Id: Makefile.i386,v 1.66 1995/08/16 16:11:48 bde Exp $
+#	$Id: Makefile.i386,v 1.67 1995/10/29 11:10:53 davidg Exp $
 #
 # Makefile for FreeBSD
 #
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ tags:
 install:
 	chflags noschg /kernel
 	mv /kernel /kernel.old
+	sysctl -w kern.bootfile=/kernel.old
 	install -c -m 555 -o root -g wheel -fschg kernel /
 
 ioconf.o: ioconf.c $S/sys/param.h machine/pte.h $S/sys/buf.h \