diff --git a/release/amd64/boot_crunch.conf b/release/amd64/boot_crunch.conf
index 2cefa5a2081..d1fdb662e45 100644
--- a/release/amd64/boot_crunch.conf
+++ b/release/amd64/boot_crunch.conf
@@ -44,3 +44,4 @@ progs usbdevs
 
 libs -ll -ledit -lutil -lmd -lcrypt -lftpio -lz -lnetgraph
 libs -ldialog -lncurses -ldisk -lcam -lsbuf -lufs -ldevinfo
+libs -lbsdxml
diff --git a/release/i386/boot_crunch.conf b/release/i386/boot_crunch.conf
index 2cefa5a2081..d1fdb662e45 100644
--- a/release/i386/boot_crunch.conf
+++ b/release/i386/boot_crunch.conf
@@ -44,3 +44,4 @@ progs usbdevs
 
 libs -ll -ledit -lutil -lmd -lcrypt -lftpio -lz -lnetgraph
 libs -ldialog -lncurses -ldisk -lcam -lsbuf -lufs -ldevinfo
+libs -lbsdxml
diff --git a/release/ia64/boot_crunch.conf b/release/ia64/boot_crunch.conf
index d133f49ac65..9daf52026e8 100644
--- a/release/ia64/boot_crunch.conf
+++ b/release/ia64/boot_crunch.conf
@@ -46,3 +46,4 @@ progs usbdevs
 
 libs -ll -ledit -lutil -lmd -lcrypt -lftpio -lz -lnetgraph
 libs -ldialog -lncurses -ldisk -lcam -lkiconv -lsbuf -lufs -ldevinfo
+libs -lbsdxml
diff --git a/release/pc98/boot_crunch.conf b/release/pc98/boot_crunch.conf
index 104a953f685..31d7235d8a3 100644
--- a/release/pc98/boot_crunch.conf
+++ b/release/pc98/boot_crunch.conf
@@ -42,4 +42,4 @@ progs ppp
 progs sysinstall
 
 libs -ll -ledit -lutil -lmd -lcrypt -lftpio -lz -lnetgraph
-libs -ldialog -lncurses -ldisk -lcam -lsbuf -lufs
+libs -ldialog -lncurses -ldisk -lcam -lsbuf -lufs -lbsdxml
diff --git a/release/picobsd/bridge/crunch.conf b/release/picobsd/bridge/crunch.conf
index 080eedb18a1..b1ec9ce8103 100644
--- a/release/picobsd/bridge/crunch.conf
+++ b/release/picobsd/bridge/crunch.conf
@@ -181,3 +181,4 @@ libs -ledit -lutil -lmd -lcrypt -lmp -lm -lkvm
 libs -lz -lpcap -lwrap
 libs -ltermcap -lgnuregex # -lcurses
 libs -lgeom
+libs -lbsdxml  # used by ifconfig
diff --git a/release/powerpc/boot_crunch.conf b/release/powerpc/boot_crunch.conf
index cfc40fe8367..1c0b8e2f605 100644
--- a/release/powerpc/boot_crunch.conf
+++ b/release/powerpc/boot_crunch.conf
@@ -46,3 +46,4 @@ progs usbdevs
 
 libs -ll -ledit -lutil -lmd -lcrypt -lftpio -lz -lnetgraph
 libs -ldialog -lncurses -ldisk -lcam -lkiconv -lsbuf -lufs
+libs -lbsdxml
diff --git a/release/sparc64/boot_crunch.conf b/release/sparc64/boot_crunch.conf
index 14f59d307f6..42f44bd8fe4 100644
--- a/release/sparc64/boot_crunch.conf
+++ b/release/sparc64/boot_crunch.conf
@@ -43,4 +43,4 @@ progs sysinstall
 progs usbdevs
 
 libs -ll -ledit -lutil -lmd -lcrypt -lftpio -lz -lnetgraph
-libs -ldialog -lncurses -ldisk -lcam -lsbuf -lufs
+libs -ldialog -lncurses -ldisk -lcam -lsbuf -lufs -lbsdxml
diff --git a/release/sun4v/boot_crunch.conf b/release/sun4v/boot_crunch.conf
index 14f59d307f6..42f44bd8fe4 100644
--- a/release/sun4v/boot_crunch.conf
+++ b/release/sun4v/boot_crunch.conf
@@ -43,4 +43,4 @@ progs sysinstall
 progs usbdevs
 
 libs -ll -ledit -lutil -lmd -lcrypt -lftpio -lz -lnetgraph
-libs -ldialog -lncurses -ldisk -lcam -lsbuf -lufs
+libs -ldialog -lncurses -ldisk -lcam -lsbuf -lufs -lbsdxml