diff --git a/mail/rspamd/Makefile b/mail/rspamd/Makefile
index a92c327948b..9c3b036a5f9 100644
--- a/mail/rspamd/Makefile
+++ b/mail/rspamd/Makefile
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS+= \
 # to line up @samples in plist
 ETC=		${SYSCONFDIR}
 FLAVOR_STRING=	${FLAVOR_EXT:S/-/,/g}
-SUBST_VARS+=	ETC FLAVOR_STRING
+SUBST_VARS+=	ETC FLAVOR_STRING HYPERSCAN_ONLY
 
 .include <bsd.port.arch.mk>
 .if !${PROPERTIES:Mlld}
@@ -90,6 +90,9 @@ WANTLIB+=	${MODLUA_WANTLIB}
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+= -DENABLE_HYPERSCAN=ON
 LIB_DEPENDS+=	textproc/hyperscan
 WANTLIB+=	hs
+HYPERSCAN_ONLY=
+.else
+HYPERSCAN_ONLY=	"@comment "
 .endif
 
 NO_TEST=	Yes
diff --git a/mail/rspamd/pkg/PLIST b/mail/rspamd/pkg/PLIST
index b2d1249e708..173de818964 100644
--- a/mail/rspamd/pkg/PLIST
+++ b/mail/rspamd/pkg/PLIST
@@ -226,10 +226,10 @@ share/examples/rspamd/worker-controller.inc
 @sample ${ETC}/rspamd/worker-controller.inc
 share/examples/rspamd/worker-fuzzy.inc
 @sample ${ETC}/rspamd/worker-fuzzy.inc
-share/examples/rspamd/worker-hs_helper.conf
-@sample ${ETC}/rspamd/worker-hs_helper.conf
-share/examples/rspamd/worker-hs_helper.inc
-@sample ${ETC}/rspamd/worker-hs_helper.inc
+${HYPERSCAN_ONLY}share/examples/rspamd/worker-hs_helper.conf
+${HYPERSCAN_ONLY}@sample ${ETC}/rspamd/worker-hs_helper.conf
+${HYPERSCAN_ONLY}share/examples/rspamd/worker-hs_helper.inc
+${HYPERSCAN_ONLY}@sample ${ETC}/rspamd/worker-hs_helper.inc
 share/examples/rspamd/worker-normal.inc
 @sample ${ETC}/rspamd/worker-normal.inc
 share/examples/rspamd/worker-proxy.inc