diff --git a/usr.sbin/nslookup/Makefile b/usr.sbin/nslookup/Makefile
index d06ddfef3c10..c3a51a46625c 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/nslookup/Makefile
+++ b/usr.sbin/nslookup/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 
+USE_LIBBIND=	yes
 .include "${.CURDIR}/../named/Makefile.inc"
 
 .PATH:	${BIND_DIR}/bin/nslookup
diff --git a/usr.sbin/nsupdate/Makefile b/usr.sbin/nsupdate/Makefile
index c8675b523a17..c8b2b9b3eb6a 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/nsupdate/Makefile
+++ b/usr.sbin/nsupdate/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 
+USE_LIBBIND=	yes
 .include "${.CURDIR}/../named/Makefile.inc"
 
 .PATH:	${BIND_DIR}/bin/nsupdate