diff --git a/share/mk/bsd.incs.mk b/share/mk/bsd.incs.mk
index df4cf4641141..a87c7f9db03a 100644
--- a/share/mk/bsd.incs.mk
+++ b/share/mk/bsd.incs.mk
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ stage_includes: stage_as.${header:T}
 
 installincludes: _${group}INS_${header:T}
 _${group}INS_${header:T}: ${header}
-	${INSTALL} ${TAG_ARGS:D${TAG_ARGS},dev} -C -o ${${group}OWN_${.ALLSRC:T}} \
-	    -g ${${group}GRP_${.ALLSRC:T}} -m ${${group}MODE_${.ALLSRC:T}} \
+	${INSTALL} ${TAG_ARGS:D${TAG_ARGS},dev} -C \
+	    -m ${${group}MODE_${.ALLSRC:T}} \
 	    ${.ALLSRC} \
 	    ${DESTDIR}${${group}DIR_${.ALLSRC:T}}/${${group}NAME_${.ALLSRC:T}}
 .else
@@ -78,10 +78,10 @@ stage_includes: stage_files.${group}
 installincludes: _${group}INS
 _${group}INS: ${_${group}INCS}
 .if defined(${group}NAME)
-	${INSTALL} ${${group}TAG_ARGS} -C -o ${${group}OWN} -g ${${group}GRP} -m ${${group}MODE} \
+	${INSTALL} ${${group}TAG_ARGS} -C -m ${${group}MODE} \
 	    ${.ALLSRC} ${DESTDIR}${${group}DIR}/${${group}NAME}
 .else
-	${INSTALL} ${${group}TAG_ARGS} -C -o ${${group}OWN} -g ${${group}GRP} -m ${${group}MODE} \
+	${INSTALL} ${${group}TAG_ARGS} -C -m ${${group}MODE} \
 	    ${.ALLSRC} ${DESTDIR}${${group}DIR}/
 .endif
 .endif # !empty(_${group}INCS)
diff --git a/share/mk/bsd.lib.mk b/share/mk/bsd.lib.mk
index 5f328d5378ca..264bbcc84ffb 100644
--- a/share/mk/bsd.lib.mk
+++ b/share/mk/bsd.lib.mk
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ PO_FLAG=-pg
 _LIBDIR:=${LIBDIR}
 _SHLIBDIR:=${SHLIBDIR}
 
-.if defined(SHLIB_NAME)
+.if defined(SHLIB_NAME) && !empty(SHLIB_NAME)
 .if ${MK_DEBUG_FILES} != "no"
 SHLIB_NAME_FULL=${SHLIB_NAME}.full
 # Use ${DEBUGDIR} for base system debug files, else .debug subdirectory
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ LDFLAGS+=	-Wl,--undefined-version
 .endif
 .endif
 
-.if defined(LIB) && !empty(LIB) || defined(SHLIB_NAME)
+.if defined(LIB) && !empty(LIB) || (defined(SHLIB_NAME) && !empty(SHLIB_NAME))
 OBJS+=		${SRCS:N*.h:${OBJS_SRCS_FILTER:ts:}:S/$/.o/}
 BCOBJS+=	${SRCS:N*.[hsS]:N*.asm:${OBJS_SRCS_FILTER:ts:}:S/$/.bco/g}
 LLOBJS+=	${SRCS:N*.[hsS]:N*.asm:${OBJS_SRCS_FILTER:ts:}:S/$/.llo/g}
@@ -320,14 +320,14 @@ lib${LIB_PRIVATE}${LIB}.ll: ${LLOBJS}
 CLEANFILES+=	lib${LIB_PRIVATE}${LIB}.bc lib${LIB_PRIVATE}${LIB}.ll
 .endif
 
-.if defined(SHLIB_NAME) || \
+.if (defined(SHLIB_NAME) && !empty(SHLIB_NAME)) || \
     defined(INSTALL_PIC_ARCHIVE) && defined(LIB) && !empty(LIB)
 SOBJS+=		${OBJS:.o=.pico}
 DEPENDOBJS+=	${SOBJS}
 CLEANFILES+=	${SOBJS}
 .endif
 
-.if defined(SHLIB_NAME)
+.if defined(SHLIB_NAME) && !empty(SHLIB_NAME)
 _LIBS+=		${SHLIB_NAME}
 
 SOLINKOPTS+=	-shared -Wl,-x
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ all: all-man
 CLEANFILES+=	${_LIBS}
 
 _EXTRADEPEND:
-.if !defined(NO_EXTRADEPEND) && defined(SHLIB_NAME)
+.if !defined(NO_EXTRADEPEND) && defined(SHLIB_NAME) && !empty(SHLIB_NAME)
 .if defined(DPADD) && !empty(DPADD)
 	echo ${SHLIB_NAME_FULL}: ${DPADD} >> ${DEPENDFILE}
 .endif
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ _SHLINSTALLFLAGS:=	${_SHLINSTALLFLAGS${ie}}
 installpcfiles: installpcfiles-${pcfile}
 
 installpcfiles-${pcfile}: ${pcfile}
-	${INSTALL} ${TAG_ARGS:D${TAG_ARGS},dev} -o ${LIBOWN} -g ${LIBGRP} -m ${LIBMODE} \
+	${INSTALL} ${TAG_ARGS:D${TAG_ARGS},dev} -m ${LIBMODE} \
 	    ${_INSTALLFLAGS} \
 	    ${.ALLSRC} ${DESTDIR}${LIBDATADIR}/pkgconfig/
 .endfor
@@ -494,28 +494,28 @@ realinstall: _libinstall installpcfiles
 .ORDER: beforeinstall _libinstall
 _libinstall:
 .if defined(LIB) && !empty(LIB) && ${MK_INSTALLLIB} != "no"
-	${INSTALL} ${TAG_ARGS:D${TAG_ARGS},dev} -o ${LIBOWN} -g ${LIBGRP} -m ${LIBMODE} \
+	${INSTALL} ${TAG_ARGS:D${TAG_ARGS},dev} -m ${LIBMODE} \
 	    ${_INSTALLFLAGS} lib${LIB_PRIVATE}${LIB}${_STATICLIB_SUFFIX}.a ${DESTDIR}${_LIBDIR}/
 .if ${MK_PROFILE} != "no"
-	${INSTALL} ${TAG_ARGS:D${TAG_ARGS},dev} -o ${LIBOWN} -g ${LIBGRP} -m ${LIBMODE} \
+	${INSTALL} ${TAG_ARGS:D${TAG_ARGS},dev} -m ${LIBMODE} \
 	    ${_INSTALLFLAGS} lib${LIB_PRIVATE}${LIB}_p.a ${DESTDIR}${_LIBDIR}/
 .endif
 .endif
-.if defined(SHLIB_NAME)
-	${INSTALL} ${TAG_ARGS} ${STRIP} -o ${LIBOWN} -g ${LIBGRP} -m ${LIBMODE} \
+.if defined(SHLIB_NAME) && !empty(SHLIB_NAME)
+	${INSTALL} ${TAG_ARGS} ${STRIP} -m ${LIBMODE} \
 	    ${_INSTALLFLAGS} ${_SHLINSTALLFLAGS} \
 	    ${SHLIB_NAME} ${DESTDIR}${_SHLIBDIR}/
 .if ${MK_DEBUG_FILES} != "no"
 .if defined(DEBUGMKDIR)
 	${INSTALL} ${TAG_ARGS:D${TAG_ARGS},dbg} -d ${DESTDIR}${DEBUGFILEDIR}/
 .endif
-	${INSTALL} ${TAG_ARGS:D${TAG_ARGS},dbg} -o ${LIBOWN} -g ${LIBGRP} -m ${DEBUGMODE} \
+	${INSTALL} ${TAG_ARGS:D${TAG_ARGS},dbg} -m ${DEBUGMODE} \
 	    ${_INSTALLFLAGS} \
 	    ${SHLIB_NAME}.debug ${DESTDIR}${DEBUGFILEDIR}/
 .endif
 .if defined(SHLIB_LINK)
 .if commands(${SHLIB_LINK:R}.ld)
-	${INSTALL} ${TAG_ARGS:D${TAG_ARGS},dev} -S -o ${LIBOWN} -g ${LIBGRP} -m ${LIBMODE} \
+	${INSTALL} ${TAG_ARGS:D${TAG_ARGS},dev} -S -m ${LIBMODE} \
 	    ${_INSTALLFLAGS} ${SHLIB_LINK:R}.ld \
 	    ${DESTDIR}${_LIBDIR}/${SHLIB_LINK}
 .for _SHLIB_LINK_LINK in ${SHLIB_LDSCRIPT_LINKS}
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ _libinstall:
 .endif # SHLIB_LINK
 .endif # SHIB_NAME
 .if defined(INSTALL_PIC_ARCHIVE) && defined(LIB) && !empty(LIB)
-	${INSTALL} ${TAG_ARGS:D${TAG_ARGS},dev} -o ${LIBOWN} -g ${LIBGRP} -m ${LIBMODE} \
+	${INSTALL} ${TAG_ARGS:D${TAG_ARGS},dev} -m ${LIBMODE} \
 	    ${_INSTALLFLAGS} lib${LIB}_pic.a ${DESTDIR}${_LIBDIR}/
 .endif
 .endif # !defined(INTERNALLIB)
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ OBJS_DEPEND_GUESS+= ${SRCS:M*.h}
 OBJS_DEPEND_GUESS.${_S:${OBJS_SRCS_FILTER:ts:}}.po+=	${_S}
 .endfor
 .endif
-.if defined(SHLIB_NAME) || \
+.if (defined(SHLIB_NAME) && !empty(SHLIB_NAME)) || \
     defined(INSTALL_PIC_ARCHIVE) && defined(LIB) && !empty(LIB)
 .for _S in ${SRCS:N*.[hly]}
 OBJS_DEPEND_GUESS.${_S:${OBJS_SRCS_FILTER:ts:}}.pico+=	${_S}
diff --git a/share/mk/bsd.man.mk b/share/mk/bsd.man.mk
index 04316c46b705..9ad3c8ce70e7 100644
--- a/share/mk/bsd.man.mk
+++ b/share/mk/bsd.man.mk
@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@
 .endif
 
 .if ${MK_MANSPLITPKG} == "no"
-MINSTALL?=	${INSTALL} ${TAG_ARGS} -o ${MANOWN} -g ${MANGRP} -m ${MANMODE}
+MINSTALL?=	${INSTALL} ${TAG_ARGS} -m ${MANMODE}
 .else
-MINSTALL?=	${INSTALL} ${TAG_ARGS:D${TAG_ARGS},man} -o ${MANOWN} -g ${MANGRP} -m ${MANMODE}
+MINSTALL?=	${INSTALL} ${TAG_ARGS:D${TAG_ARGS},man} -m ${MANMODE}
 .endif
 
 CATDIR=		${MANDIR:H:S/$/\/cat/}