diff --git a/conf.d/mixin.mk b/conf.d/mixin.mk
index 7c97ccd6..acca1c47 100644
--- a/conf.d/mixin.mk
+++ b/conf.d/mixin.mk
@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@ mixin/regular-lxqt: use/x11/lxqt use/x11/sddm \
 	use/browser/falkon use/x11/gtk/nm +nm +plymouth
 	@$(call set,THE_IMAGEWRITER,rosa-imagewriter)
 
+mixin/regular-mate: use/x11/mate use/fonts/ttf/google +nm
+	@$(call add,LIVE_LISTS,$(call tags,mobile mate))
+
 # NB: never ever use/syslinux/ui/gfxboot here as gfxboot mangles
 #     kernel cmdline resulting in method:disk instead of method:cdrom
 #     which will change propagator's behaviour to probe additional
diff --git a/conf.d/regular.mk b/conf.d/regular.mk
index 8416d42f..029d5d25 100644
--- a/conf.d/regular.mk
+++ b/conf.d/regular.mk
@@ -142,13 +142,10 @@ distro/regular-lxde-sysv: distro/.regular-sysv-gtk mixin/regular-lxde
 distro/regular-xmonad: distro/.regular-gtk use/x11/xmonad
 	@$(call add,LIVE_PACKAGES,livecd-regular-xmonad)
 
-distro/regular-mate: distro/.regular-gtk +nm \
-	use/x11/mate use/fonts/ttf/google use/domain-client
-	@$(call add,LIVE_LISTS,$(call tags,mobile mate))
+distro/regular-mate: distro/.regular-gtk mixin/regular-mate use/domain-client
 	@$(call add,LIVE_LISTS,$(call tags,base smartcard))
 
-distro/regular-mate-sysv: distro/.regular-sysv-gtk use/x11/mate +nm
-	@$(call add,LIVE_LISTS,$(call tags,mobile mate))
+distro/regular-mate-sysv: distro/.regular-sysv-gtk mixin/regular-mate; @:
 
 distro/regular-enlightenment: distro/.regular-gtk use/x11/enlightenment; @: