diff --git a/security/cyrus-sasl/files/Sendmail.README b/security/cyrus-sasl/files/Sendmail.README
index 7063c93e90e8..e4ee641ca069 100644
--- a/security/cyrus-sasl/files/Sendmail.README
+++ b/security/cyrus-sasl/files/Sendmail.README
@@ -1,25 +1,15 @@
 How to enable SMTP AUTH with FreeBSD default Sendmail 8.11
 
-1. Edit /usr/src/usr.sbin/sendmail/Makefile, and change the line:
-
-    LDADD= -lutil -lwrap
-into
-    LDADD+= -lutil -lwrap
-
-    NOTE: This change is in 5.0-CURRENT and will be MFC'd to
-    4.1-STABLE later.
-
-2) Add the following to  /etc/make.conf:
+1) Add the following to  /etc/make.conf:
 
 # Add SMTP AUTH support to Sendmail
-.if ${.CURDIR} == "/usr/src/usr.sbin/sendmail"
-CFLAGS+=-DSASL -I/usr/local/include/sasl -L/usr/local/lib
-LDADD+=-lsasl
-.endif
+SENDMAIL_CFLAGS+=	-DSASL -I/usr/local/include/sasl
+SENDMAIL_LDFLAGS+=	-L/usr/local/lib
+SENDMAIL_LDADD+=	-lsasl
 
-3) Rebuild FreeBSD (make buildworld, ...)
+2) Rebuild FreeBSD (make buildworld, ...)
 
-4) Create /usr/local/lib/sasl/Sendmail.conf with the following.
+3) Create /usr/local/lib/sasl/Sendmail.conf with the following.
 
    pwcheck_method: pwcheck
 
diff --git a/security/cyrus-sasl2/files/Sendmail.README b/security/cyrus-sasl2/files/Sendmail.README
index 7063c93e90e8..e4ee641ca069 100644
--- a/security/cyrus-sasl2/files/Sendmail.README
+++ b/security/cyrus-sasl2/files/Sendmail.README
@@ -1,25 +1,15 @@
 How to enable SMTP AUTH with FreeBSD default Sendmail 8.11
 
-1. Edit /usr/src/usr.sbin/sendmail/Makefile, and change the line:
-
-    LDADD= -lutil -lwrap
-into
-    LDADD+= -lutil -lwrap
-
-    NOTE: This change is in 5.0-CURRENT and will be MFC'd to
-    4.1-STABLE later.
-
-2) Add the following to  /etc/make.conf:
+1) Add the following to  /etc/make.conf:
 
 # Add SMTP AUTH support to Sendmail
-.if ${.CURDIR} == "/usr/src/usr.sbin/sendmail"
-CFLAGS+=-DSASL -I/usr/local/include/sasl -L/usr/local/lib
-LDADD+=-lsasl
-.endif
+SENDMAIL_CFLAGS+=	-DSASL -I/usr/local/include/sasl
+SENDMAIL_LDFLAGS+=	-L/usr/local/lib
+SENDMAIL_LDADD+=	-lsasl
 
-3) Rebuild FreeBSD (make buildworld, ...)
+2) Rebuild FreeBSD (make buildworld, ...)
 
-4) Create /usr/local/lib/sasl/Sendmail.conf with the following.
+3) Create /usr/local/lib/sasl/Sendmail.conf with the following.
 
    pwcheck_method: pwcheck