diff --git a/ports-mgmt/portshaker-config/Makefile b/ports-mgmt/portshaker-config/Makefile
index 5df1f14aa7f7..0420e2cd7c46 100644
--- a/ports-mgmt/portshaker-config/Makefile
+++ b/ports-mgmt/portshaker-config/Makefile
@@ -22,6 +22,6 @@ pre-install:
 
 post-install:
 	@${MV} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/etc/portshaker.conf \
-		${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/etc/portshaker.conf.sample
+		${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/etc/portshaker.conf.sample-config
 
 .include "${MASTERDIR}/Makefile"
diff --git a/ports-mgmt/portshaker-config/pkg-plist b/ports-mgmt/portshaker-config/pkg-plist
index b8c6863f7dc3..10b8010fb72e 100644
--- a/ports-mgmt/portshaker-config/pkg-plist
+++ b/ports-mgmt/portshaker-config/pkg-plist
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-@sample etc/portshaker.conf.sample
+@unexec if cmp -s %D/etc/portshaker.conf.sample-config %D/etc/portshaker.conf; then rm -f %D/etc/portshaker.conf; fi
+etc/portshaker.conf.sample-config
+@exec if [ ! -f %D/etc/portshaker.conf ] ; then cp -p %D/%F %B/portshaker.conf; fi
 etc/portshaker.d/bsd_sharp
 etc/portshaker.d/bsd_sharp_releng_2_0
 etc/portshaker.d/bsd_sharp_releng_2_2