diff --git a/sys/conf/kern.post.mk b/sys/conf/kern.post.mk
index 1de2e1e692d..d6aa2c54947 100644
--- a/sys/conf/kern.post.mk
+++ b/sys/conf/kern.post.mk
@@ -270,8 +270,7 @@ kernel-install:
 .endif
 	mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}${KODIR}
 	${INSTALL} -p -m 555 -o ${KMODOWN} -g ${KMODGRP} ${KERNEL_KO} ${DESTDIR}${KODIR}
-.if defined(DEBUG) && !defined(INSTALL_NODEBUG) && \
-    (defined(MK_KERNEL_SYMBOLS) && ${MK_KERNEL_SYMBOLS} != "no")
+.if defined(DEBUG) && !defined(INSTALL_NODEBUG) && ${MK_KERNEL_SYMBOLS} != "no"
 	${INSTALL} -p -m 555 -o ${KMODOWN} -g ${KMODGRP} ${KERNEL_KO}.symbols ${DESTDIR}${KODIR}
 .endif
 .if defined(KERNEL_EXTRA_INSTALL)
@@ -283,8 +282,7 @@ kernel-install:
 kernel-reinstall:
 	@-chflags -R noschg ${DESTDIR}${KODIR}
 	${INSTALL} -p -m 555 -o ${KMODOWN} -g ${KMODGRP} ${KERNEL_KO} ${DESTDIR}${KODIR}
-.if defined(DEBUG) && !defined(INSTALL_NODEBUG) && \
-    (defined(MK_KERNEL_SYMBOLS) && ${MK_KERNEL_SYMBOLS} != "no")
+.if defined(DEBUG) && !defined(INSTALL_NODEBUG) && ${MK_KERNEL_SYMBOLS} != "no"
 	${INSTALL} -p -m 555 -o ${KMODOWN} -g ${KMODGRP} ${KERNEL_KO}.symbols ${DESTDIR}${KODIR}
 .endif
 
diff --git a/sys/conf/kmod.mk b/sys/conf/kmod.mk
index d2cf75f7ba7..ffa52c9277a 100644
--- a/sys/conf/kmod.mk
+++ b/sys/conf/kmod.mk
@@ -283,8 +283,7 @@ realinstall: _kmodinstall
 _kmodinstall:
 	${INSTALL} -o ${KMODOWN} -g ${KMODGRP} -m ${KMODMODE} \
 	    ${_INSTALLFLAGS} ${PROG} ${DESTDIR}${KMODDIR}
-.if defined(DEBUG_FLAGS) && !defined(INSTALL_NODEBUG) && \
-    (defined(MK_KERNEL_SYMBOLS) && ${MK_KERNEL_SYMBOLS} != "no")
+.if defined(DEBUG_FLAGS) && !defined(INSTALL_NODEBUG) && ${MK_KERNEL_SYMBOLS} != "no"
 	${INSTALL} -o ${KMODOWN} -g ${KMODGRP} -m ${KMODMODE} \
 	    ${_INSTALLFLAGS} ${PROG}.symbols ${DESTDIR}${KMODDIR}
 .endif