diff --git a/lib/libc/gen/Makefile.inc b/lib/libc/gen/Makefile.inc
index 5d151a71ff7..9b92abb6282 100644
--- a/lib/libc/gen/Makefile.inc
+++ b/lib/libc/gen/Makefile.inc
@@ -585,8 +585,8 @@ install-passwd: .PHONY
 	${PWD_MKDB_CMD} -i -p -d ${DESTDIR}/etc ${DESTDIR}/etc/master.passwd
 .if defined(NO_ROOT) && defined(METALOG)
 	( \
-		echo ".${DISTBASE}/etc/pwd.db type=file mode=0644 uname=root gname=wheel"; \
-		echo ".${DISTBASE}/etc/spwd.db type=file mode=0600 uname=root gname=wheel"; \
-		echo ".${DISTBASE}/etc/passwd type=file mode=0644 uname=root gname=wheel"; \
+		echo ".${DISTBASE}/etc/pwd.db type=file uname=root gname=wheel mode=0644"; \
+		echo ".${DISTBASE}/etc/spwd.db type=file uname=root gname=wheel mode=0600"; \
+		echo ".${DISTBASE}/etc/passwd type=file uname=root gname=wheel mode=0644"; \
 	) | cat -l >> ${METALOG}
 .endif
diff --git a/share/man/Makefile b/share/man/Makefile
index 51e560e199a..9a8054f0651 100644
--- a/share/man/Makefile
+++ b/share/man/Makefile
@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@ makedb:
 .if ${MK_MAN_UTILS} != "no"
 	${MAKEWHATIS} ${DESTDIR}${BINDIR}/man
 .if defined(NO_ROOT) && defined(METALOG)
-	echo ".${DISTBASE}${BINDIR}/man/mandoc.db type=file mode=0644 uname=root gname=wheel" | \
+	echo ".${DISTBASE}${BINDIR}/man/mandoc.db type=file uname=root gname=wheel mode=0644" | \
 		cat -l >> ${METALOG}
 .endif
 .if ${MK_OPENSSL} != "no"
 	${MAKEWHATIS} ${DESTDIR}${BINDIR}/openssl/man
 .if defined(NO_ROOT) && defined(METALOG)
-	echo ".${DISTBASE}${BINDIR}/openssl/man/mandoc.db type=file mode=0644 uname=root gname=wheel" | \
+	echo ".${DISTBASE}${BINDIR}/openssl/man/mandoc.db type=file uname=root gname=wheel mode=0644" | \
 		cat -l >> ${METALOG}
 .endif
 .endif
diff --git a/sys/conf/kmod.mk b/sys/conf/kmod.mk
index edc31134897..17358428a02 100644
--- a/sys/conf/kmod.mk
+++ b/sys/conf/kmod.mk
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ afterinstall: _kldxref
 _kldxref: .PHONY
 	${KLDXREF_CMD} ${DESTDIR}${KMODDIR}
 .if defined(NO_ROOT) && defined(METALOG)
-	echo ".${DISTBASE}${KMODDIR}/linker.hints type=file mode=0644 uname=root gname=wheel" | \
+	echo ".${DISTBASE}${KMODDIR}/linker.hints type=file uname=root gname=wheel mode=0644" | \
 	    cat -l >> ${METALOG}
 .endif
 .endif
diff --git a/sys/modules/Makefile b/sys/modules/Makefile
index 538cd7a1f37..caf703bb318 100644
--- a/sys/modules/Makefile
+++ b/sys/modules/Makefile
@@ -967,7 +967,7 @@ SUBDIR:= ${SUBDIR:N${reject}}
 afterinstall: .PHONY
 	${KLDXREF_CMD} ${DESTDIR}${KMODDIR}
 .if defined(NO_ROOT) && defined(METALOG)
-	echo ".${DISTBASE}${KMODDIR}/linker.hints type=file mode=0644 uname=root gname=wheel" | \
+	echo ".${DISTBASE}${KMODDIR}/linker.hints type=file uname=root gname=wheel mode=0644" | \
 	    cat -l >> ${METALOG}
 .endif
 .endif
diff --git a/usr.sbin/services_mkdb/Makefile b/usr.sbin/services_mkdb/Makefile
index c1c7ca0bfcf..175b190d498 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/services_mkdb/Makefile
+++ b/usr.sbin/services_mkdb/Makefile
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ afterinstallconfig:
 	${SERVICES_MKDB_CMD} ${CAP_MKDB_ENDIAN} -q -o ${DESTDIR}/var/db/services.db \
 		${DESTDIR}/etc/services
 .if defined(NO_ROOT) && defined(METALOG)
-	echo ".${DISTBASE}/var/db/services.db type=file mode=0644 uname=root gname=wheel" | \
+	echo ".${DISTBASE}/var/db/services.db type=file uname=root gname=wheel mode=0644" | \
 		cat -l >> ${METALOG}
 .endif
 .endif