--- Makefile.in.orig	2019-01-08 06:06:39.654833000 +0100
+++ Makefile.in	2019-01-08 06:06:53.077532000 +0100
@@ -188,11 +188,7 @@
 	for BIN in bird @CLIENT@ ; do								\
 		$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) $(exedir)/$$BIN $(DESTDIR)/$(sbindir)/$$BIN ;		\
 	done
-	if ! test -f $(DESTDIR)/@CONFIG_FILE@ ; then						\
-		$(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/doc/bird.conf.example $(DESTDIR)/@CONFIG_FILE@ ;	\
-	else											\
-		echo "Not overwriting old bird.conf" ;						\
-	fi
+	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/doc/bird.conf.example $(DESTDIR)/@CONFIG_FILE@.sample ;	\
 
 install-docs:
 	$(INSTALL) -d $(DESTDIR)/$(docdir)