diff --git a/etc/defaults/make.conf b/etc/defaults/make.conf
index dbef46909e8..3a6e5880a16 100644
--- a/etc/defaults/make.conf
+++ b/etc/defaults/make.conf
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 # To avoid building various parts of the base system:
 #NO_CVS=	true	# do not build CVS
 #NO_FORTRAN=	true	# do not build g77 and related libraries
+#NO_OBJC=	true	# do not build Objective C support
 #NO_OPENSSH=	true	# do not build OpenSSH
 #NO_OPENSSL=	true	# do not build OpenSSL (implies NO_OPENSSH)
 #NO_SENDMAIL=	true	# do not build sendmail and related programs
diff --git a/share/examples/etc/make.conf b/share/examples/etc/make.conf
index dbef46909e8..3a6e5880a16 100644
--- a/share/examples/etc/make.conf
+++ b/share/examples/etc/make.conf
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 # To avoid building various parts of the base system:
 #NO_CVS=	true	# do not build CVS
 #NO_FORTRAN=	true	# do not build g77 and related libraries
+#NO_OBJC=	true	# do not build Objective C support
 #NO_OPENSSH=	true	# do not build OpenSSH
 #NO_OPENSSL=	true	# do not build OpenSSL (implies NO_OPENSSH)
 #NO_SENDMAIL=	true	# do not build sendmail and related programs