diff --git a/share/mk/bsd.confs.mk b/share/mk/bsd.confs.mk
index 654d831599e..a65410c0346 100644
--- a/share/mk/bsd.confs.mk
+++ b/share/mk/bsd.confs.mk
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ all: buildconfig
 
 ${group}OWN?=	${SHAREOWN}
 ${group}GRP?=	${SHAREGRP}
-${group}MODE?=	${SHAREMODE}
+${group}MODE?=	${CONFMODE}
 ${group}DIR?=	${ETCDIR}/
 STAGE_SETS+=	${group}
 STAGE_DIR.${group}= ${STAGE_OBJTOP}${${group}DIR}