diff --git a/share/man/man5/src.conf.5 b/share/man/man5/src.conf.5
index ead1a7cf314..9b185e77c12 100644
--- a/share/man/man5/src.conf.5
+++ b/share/man/man5/src.conf.5
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 .\" DO NOT EDIT-- this file is @generated by tools/build/options/makeman.
-.Dd February 13, 2026
+.Dd March 3, 2026
 .Dt SRC.CONF 5
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -296,9 +296,6 @@ Do not build
 .Xr bsdinstall 8 ,
 .Xr sade 8 ,
 and related programs.
-.It Va WITHOUT_BSD_CPIO
-Do not build the BSD licensed version of cpio based on
-.Xr libarchive 3 .
 .It Va WITHOUT_BSNMP
 Do not build or install
 .Xr bsnmpd 1
diff --git a/share/mk/src.opts.mk b/share/mk/src.opts.mk
index bd282224ea6..4abe1c699b4 100644
--- a/share/mk/src.opts.mk
+++ b/share/mk/src.opts.mk
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ __DEFAULT_YES_OPTIONS = \
     BOOT \
     BOOTPARAMD \
     BOOTPD \
-    BSD_CPIO \
     BSDINSTALL \
     BSNMP \
     BZIP2 \
diff --git a/tools/build/mk/OptionalObsoleteFiles.inc b/tools/build/mk/OptionalObsoleteFiles.inc
index 648d0d3b297..c915da8ca50 100644
--- a/tools/build/mk/OptionalObsoleteFiles.inc
+++ b/tools/build/mk/OptionalObsoleteFiles.inc
@@ -452,13 +452,6 @@ OLD_FILES+=usr/share/man/man8/sade.8.gz
 OLD_DIRS+=usr/libexec/bsdinstall
 .endif
 
-.if ${MK_BSD_CPIO} == no
-OLD_FILES+=usr/bin/bsdcpio
-OLD_FILES+=usr/bin/cpio
-OLD_FILES+=usr/share/man/man1/bsdcpio.1.gz
-OLD_FILES+=usr/share/man/man1/cpio.1.gz
-.endif
-
 .if ${MK_BSNMP} == no
 OLD_FILES+=etc/snmpd.config
 OLD_FILES+=etc/rc.d/bsnmpd
diff --git a/usr.bin/Makefile b/usr.bin/Makefile
index de422170be1..0c9c6674826 100644
--- a/usr.bin/Makefile
+++ b/usr.bin/Makefile
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ SUBDIR=	apply \
 	comm \
 	command \
 	compress \
+	cpio \
 	csplit \
 	ctlstat \
 	cut \
@@ -185,7 +186,6 @@ SUBDIR=	apply \
 SUBDIR.${MK_ACCT}+=	lastcomm
 SUBDIR.${MK_AT}+=	at
 SUBDIR.${MK_BLUETOOTH}+=	bluetooth
-SUBDIR.${MK_BSD_CPIO}+=	cpio
 SUBDIR.${MK_CALENDAR}+=	calendar
 .if ${MK_CLANG} != "no" || ${MK_LLVM_BINUTILS} != "no" || \
     ${MK_LLD} != "no" || ${MK_LLDB} != "no"