diff --git a/net/py-avahi/Makefile b/net/py-avahi/Makefile
index 0d9f2159a19d..9427d8e5436f 100644
--- a/net/py-avahi/Makefile
+++ b/net/py-avahi/Makefile
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ post-build:
 		${MAKE_FLAGS} Makefile ${MAKE_ARGS} ${ALL_TARGET}
 
 post-install:
-	cd ${WRKSRC}/service-type-database && ${SETENV} ${MAKE_ENV} ${GMAKE} \
-		${MAKE_FLAGS} Makefile ${MAKE_ARGS} ${INSTALL_TARGET}
+	${MKDIR} ${DATADIR}
+	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/service-type-database/service-types.db ${DATADIR}
 	@${PYTHON_CMD} ${PYTHON_LIBDIR}/compileall.py -l ${PYTHON_SITELIBDIR}
 	@${PYTHON_CMD} -O ${PYTHON_LIBDIR}/compileall.py -l ${PYTHON_SITELIBDIR}
 .for mf in ${MAN1}
diff --git a/net/py-avahi/pkg-plist b/net/py-avahi/pkg-plist
index 48e7b49a7431..7826d705d615 100644
--- a/net/py-avahi/pkg-plist
+++ b/net/py-avahi/pkg-plist
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ lib/%%PYTHON_VERSION%%/site-packages/avahi/__init__.py
 lib/%%PYTHON_VERSION%%/site-packages/avahi/__init__.pyc
 lib/%%PYTHON_VERSION%%/site-packages/avahi/__init__.pyo
 share/applications/avahi-discover.desktop
-%%DATADIR%%/service-types
 %%DATADIR%%/service-types.db
 @dirrmtry share/applications
 @dirrm lib/%%PYTHON_VERSION%%/site-packages/avahi