diff --git a/sys/modules/Makefile b/sys/modules/Makefile
index 679a1337876..a8f2e0f01a0 100644
--- a/sys/modules/Makefile
+++ b/sys/modules/Makefile
@@ -619,6 +619,9 @@ _em=		em
 _i2c=		i2c
 _igb=		igb
 _sound=		sound
+.if ${MK_ZFS} != "no" || defined(ALL_MODULES)
+_zfs=		zfs
+.endif
 .endif
 
 .if defined(MODULES_OVERRIDE) && !defined(ALL_MODULES)