diff --git a/share/mk/bsd.incs.mk b/share/mk/bsd.incs.mk
index 76372567ba7..e1e0a4a9800 100644
--- a/share/mk/bsd.incs.mk
+++ b/share/mk/bsd.incs.mk
@@ -77,15 +77,10 @@ _${group}INS: ${_${group}INCS}
 
 .if defined(INCSLINKS) && !empty(INCSLINKS)
 installincludes:
-	@set ${INCSLINKS}; \
-	while test $$# -ge 2; do \
-		l=$$1; \
-		shift; \
-		t=${DESTDIR}$$1; \
-		shift; \
-		${ECHO} $$t -\> $$l; \
-		${INSTALL_SYMLINK} $$l $$t; \
-	done; true
+.for s t in ${INCSLINKS}
+	@${ECHO} "$t -> $s" ; \
+	${INSTALL_SYMLINK} $s ${DESTDIR}$t
+.endfor
 .endif
 .endif # !target(installincludes)