diff --git a/games/nethack33/Makefile b/games/nethack33/Makefile
index 3905b6d51bed..ca548a5957fd 100644
--- a/games/nethack33/Makefile
+++ b/games/nethack33/Makefile
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ MAN6=		dgn_comp${HACKEXT}.6 dlb${HACKEXT}.6 lev_comp${HACKEXT}.6 \
 		${HACKNAME}.6 recover${HACKEXT}.6
 
 HACKEXT?=	33
-HACKNAME?=n	${TRUEPORTNAME}${HACKEXT}
+HACKNAME?=	${TRUEPORTNAME}${HACKEXT}
 HACKDIR?=	share/${HACKNAME}
 HACKLINK=	${TRUEPORTNAME}