diff --git a/tools/boot/universe.sh b/tools/boot/universe.sh
index b46c36f173e..3e033ce26ae 100755
--- a/tools/boot/universe.sh
+++ b/tools/boot/universe.sh
@@ -94,3 +94,12 @@ for i in \
     ta=${i##*/}
     dobuild $ta _.boot.${ta}.no_zfs.log "MK_LOADER_ZFS=no"
 done
+
+# Build w/ LOADER_BIOS_TEXTONLY
+for i in \
+	amd64/amd64 \
+	i386/i386 \
+	; do
+    ta=${i##*/}
+    dobuild $ta _.boot.${ta}.no_zfs.log "MK_LOADER_BIOS_TEXTONLY=yes"
+done