diff --git a/share/mk/src.opts.mk b/share/mk/src.opts.mk
index 16b2433244da..ecb944262955 100644
--- a/share/mk/src.opts.mk
+++ b/share/mk/src.opts.mk
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ __DEFAULT_YES_OPTIONS = \
     CRYPT \
     CUSE \
     CXGBETOOL \
-    DIALOG \
     DICT \
     DMAGENT \
     DTRACE \
@@ -197,6 +196,7 @@ __DEFAULT_NO_OPTIONS = \
     BHYVE_SNAPSHOT \
     CLANG_EXTRAS \
     CLANG_FORMAT \
+    DIALOG \
     DETECT_TZ_CHANGES \
     DISK_IMAGE_TOOLS_BOOTSTRAP \
     DTRACE_ASAN \
diff --git a/tools/build/options/WITH_DIALOG b/tools/build/options/WITH_DIALOG
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8b473b22e21e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/build/options/WITH_DIALOG
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+Do build
+.Xr dialog 1 ,
+.Xr dialog 3 ,
+.Xr dpv 1 ,
+and
+.Xr dpv 3 .