diff --git a/release/sysinstall/config.c b/release/sysinstall/config.c
index b62fd273777..a97aca85974 100644
--- a/release/sysinstall/config.c
+++ b/release/sysinstall/config.c
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ configRC_conf(void)
 	fprintf(rcSite, "# Enable network daemons for user convenience.\n");
 	fprintf(rcSite, "inetd_enable=\"YES\"\n");
 	fprintf(rcSite, "portmap_enable=\"YES\"\n");
-	fprintf(rcSite, "sendmail_enable=\"YES\"\n\b");
+	fprintf(rcSite, "sendmail_enable=\"YES\"\n");
     }
 
     /* Now do variable substitutions */
diff --git a/usr.sbin/sade/config.c b/usr.sbin/sade/config.c
index b62fd273777..a97aca85974 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/sade/config.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/sade/config.c
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ configRC_conf(void)
 	fprintf(rcSite, "# Enable network daemons for user convenience.\n");
 	fprintf(rcSite, "inetd_enable=\"YES\"\n");
 	fprintf(rcSite, "portmap_enable=\"YES\"\n");
-	fprintf(rcSite, "sendmail_enable=\"YES\"\n\b");
+	fprintf(rcSite, "sendmail_enable=\"YES\"\n");
     }
 
     /* Now do variable substitutions */
diff --git a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/config.c b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/config.c
index b62fd273777..a97aca85974 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/config.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/config.c
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ configRC_conf(void)
 	fprintf(rcSite, "# Enable network daemons for user convenience.\n");
 	fprintf(rcSite, "inetd_enable=\"YES\"\n");
 	fprintf(rcSite, "portmap_enable=\"YES\"\n");
-	fprintf(rcSite, "sendmail_enable=\"YES\"\n\b");
+	fprintf(rcSite, "sendmail_enable=\"YES\"\n");
     }
 
     /* Now do variable substitutions */