--- libs/freetdm/Makefile.am
+++ libs/freetdm/Makefile.am
@@ -320,5 +320,5 @@ mod_freetdm-clean:
 install-data-local:
 	$(mkinstalldirs) $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)
 	$(mkinstalldirs) $(DESTDIR)@confdir@
-	@[ -f "$(DESTDIR)@confdir@/freetdm.conf" ] || ( cp conf/*.conf $(DESTDIR)@confdir@)
+	@for i in conf/*.conf; do cp -p $$i $$i.sample; done; cp -f -p conf/*.conf.sample $(DESTDIR)@confdir@
 	@echo FreeTDM Installed