diff --git a/sys/src/9/pc/mkfile b/sys/src/9/pc/mkfile
index 955623d35..d61174062 100644
--- a/sys/src/9/pc/mkfile
+++ b/sys/src/9/pc/mkfile
@@ -92,8 +92,8 @@ $p%.gz:D:	$p%
 	strip -o /fd/1 9pccd | gzip -9 >9pccd.gz
 
 
-install:V:	$p$CONF $p$CONF.gz
-	cp $p$CONF $p$CONF.gz /$objtype/
+install:V:	$p$CONF
+	cp $p$CONF /$objtype/
 	for(i in $EXTRACOPIES)
 		import $i / /n/$i && cp $p$CONF $p$CONF.gz /n/$i/$objtype/