diff --git a/editors/dkns/Makefile b/editors/dkns/Makefile
index 73fe2c99d0c6..7d538adf8314 100644
--- a/editors/dkns/Makefile
+++ b/editors/dkns/Makefile
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ COMMENT=	Simple console text editor
 
 RUN_DEPENDS=	munger:${PORTSDIR}/lang/munger
 
+MAKE_ENV=	INSTALL_MAN="${INSTALL_MAN}" INSTALL_SCRIPT="${INSTALL_SCRIPT}"
+
 PLIST_FILES=	bin/dkns \
 		man/man1/dkns.1.gz