diff --git a/README b/README
index 935ae5fd..90492991 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ You may wish to tweak the installation with the below arguments
 PROGLDFLAGS=-static
 LIBNAME=lib64
 DESTDIR=/tmp/openrc-image
-PAM=pam
-TERMCAP=ncurses
-TERMCAP=termcap
+MKPAM=pam
+MKTERMCAP=ncurses
+MKTERMCAP=termcap
 
 We don't support building a static OpenRC with PAM.
 You may need to use PROGLDFLAGS=-Wl,-Bstatic on glibc instead of just -static.
diff --git a/src/rc/Makefile b/src/rc/Makefile
index d3940b79..45212e74 100644
--- a/src/rc/Makefile
+++ b/src/rc/Makefile
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ install: all
 	for x in $(RC_BINLINKS); do ln -fs ${BINDIR}/${PROG} $(DESTDIR)/${LIBNAME}/${PROG}/bin/$$x; done
 	${INSTALL} -d ${DESTDIR}/${LIBNAME}/${PROG}/sbin
 	for x in ${RC_SBINLINKS}; do ln -fs ${BINDIR}/${PROG} ${DESTDIR}/${LIBNAME}/${PROG}/sbin/$$x; done
-	if test "${PAM}" = pam; then \
+	if test "${MKPAM}" = pam; then \
 		${INSTALL} -d ${DESTDIR}${PAMDIR}; \
 		${INSTALL} -m ${PAMMODE} start-stop-daemon.pam ${DESTDIR}${PAMDIR}/start-stop-daemon; \
 	fi