diff --git a/deskutils/i3lock/Makefile b/deskutils/i3lock/Makefile
index a269e22cd3cc..f87c77ee6437 100644
--- a/deskutils/i3lock/Makefile
+++ b/deskutils/i3lock/Makefile
@@ -1,56 +1,55 @@
 PORTNAME=	i3lock
 PORTVERSION=	2.13
 PORTREVISION=	1
 CATEGORIES=	deskutils x11
 MASTER_SITES=	http://i3wm.org/${PORTNAME}/
 
 MAINTAINER=	bapt@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Slightly improved screen locker based on slock
 WWW=		https://i3wm.org/i3lock/
 
 LICENSE=	BSD3CLAUSE
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libcairo.so:graphics/cairo \
 		libxcb-keysyms.so:x11/xcb-util-keysyms \
 		libxcb-image.so:x11/xcb-util-image \
 		libev.so:devel/libev \
 		libxkbfile.so:x11/libxkbfile \
 		libxkbcommon.so:x11/libxkbcommon \
 		libxcb-util.so:x11/xcb-util \
 		libxcb-xrm.so:x11/xcb-util-xrm
 
 RUN_DEPENDS=	unix-selfauth-helper>0:security/unix-selfauth-helper
 
 MAKE_ARGS=	PREFIX="${PREFIX}" X11LIB="${LOCALBASE}/lib" \
 		X11INC="${LOCALBASE}/include" CC="${CC}" \
 		MANDIR="${MANPREFIX}/man"
 
 PLIST_FILES=	bin/i3lock \
 		man/man1/i3lock.1.gz \
 		etc/pam.d/i3lock
 
-SUB_FILES=	i3lock.pam
-
 USES=		gmake iconv localbase pkgconfig tar:bzip2 xorg
 LDFLAGS+=	${ICONV_LIB}
 USE_XORG=	x11 xcb xt xorgproto xext
 USE_CSTD=	c99
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 CONFLICTS_INSTALL=	i3lock-color
 
 PORTDOCS=	CHANGELOG README.md
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=	DOCS
 
 post-install:
 	@${STRIP_CMD} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/bin/i3lock
 	@${RM} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/etc/pam.d/i3lock
-	@${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKDIR}/i3lock.pam ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/etc/pam.d/i3lock
+	@${LN} -s ${LOCALBASE}/etc/pam.d/unix-selfauth \
+		${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/etc/pam.d/i3lock
 
 post-install-DOCS-on:
 	@${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${PORTDOCS:S|^|${WRKSRC}/|} ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/deskutils/i3lock/files/i3lock.pam.in b/deskutils/i3lock/files/i3lock.pam.in
deleted file mode 100644
index 942be88359ac..000000000000
--- a/deskutils/i3lock/files/i3lock.pam.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-#
-# PAM configuration for the "i3lock" service. i3lock(1) only uses
-# auth facilities.
-#
-
-auth sufficient pam_exec.so return_prog_exit_status expose_authtok %%LOCALBASE%%/libexec/unix-selfauth-helper
-auth include system