diff --git a/release/amd64/fixit_crunch.conf b/release/amd64/fixit_crunch.conf
index 7dca73777999..328825f6a1b0 100644
--- a/release/amd64/fixit_crunch.conf
+++ b/release/amd64/fixit_crunch.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 
+buildopts -DRELEASE_CRUNCH
+
 # first, we list the source dirs that our programs reside in.  These are
 # searched in order listed to find the dir containing each program.
 
@@ -34,5 +36,5 @@ ln vi ex
 
 # finally, we specify the libraries to link in with our binary
 
-libs -lcrypt -ltelnet -lutil -ll -lm
+libs -lcrypt -lutil -ll -lm
 libs -lcurses -ltermcap -ledit -lgnuregex -lkvm -lz
diff --git a/release/i386/fixit_crunch.conf b/release/i386/fixit_crunch.conf
index 7dca73777999..328825f6a1b0 100644
--- a/release/i386/fixit_crunch.conf
+++ b/release/i386/fixit_crunch.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 
+buildopts -DRELEASE_CRUNCH
+
 # first, we list the source dirs that our programs reside in.  These are
 # searched in order listed to find the dir containing each program.
 
@@ -34,5 +36,5 @@ ln vi ex
 
 # finally, we specify the libraries to link in with our binary
 
-libs -lcrypt -ltelnet -lutil -ll -lm
+libs -lcrypt -lutil -ll -lm
 libs -lcurses -ltermcap -ledit -lgnuregex -lkvm -lz
diff --git a/release/pc98/fixit_crunch.conf b/release/pc98/fixit_crunch.conf
index 29a0b0128d13..86bebebc151f 100644
--- a/release/pc98/fixit_crunch.conf
+++ b/release/pc98/fixit_crunch.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 
+buildopts -DRELEASE_CRUNCH
+
 # first, we list the source dirs that our programs reside in.  These are
 # searched in order listed to find the dir containing each program.
 
@@ -34,5 +36,5 @@ ln vi ex
 
 # finally, we specify the libraries to link in with our binary
 
-libs -lcrypt -ltelnet -lutil -ll -lm
+libs -lcrypt -lutil -ll -lm
 libs -lcurses -ltermcap -ledit -lgnuregex -lkvm -lz