diff --git a/share/mk/src.libnames.mk b/share/mk/src.libnames.mk
index 0fbad38e8790..044fc04e33b4 100644
--- a/share/mk/src.libnames.mk
+++ b/share/mk/src.libnames.mk
@@ -259,6 +259,9 @@ LDADD_sqlite3+=	${LDADD_pthread}
 DPADD_atf_cxx+=	${DPADD_atf_c}
 LDADD_atf_cxx+=	${LDADD_atf_c}
 
+DPADD_fifolog+=	${DPADD_z}
+LDADD_fifolog+=	${LDADD_z}
+
 DPADD_ipf+=	${DPADD_kvm}
 LDADD_ipf+=	${LDADD_kvm}
 
diff --git a/usr.sbin/fifolog/fifolog_reader/Makefile b/usr.sbin/fifolog/fifolog_reader/Makefile
index 19ce28144e07..ae5f9e7ba403 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/fifolog/fifolog_reader/Makefile
+++ b/usr.sbin/fifolog/fifolog_reader/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ CFLAGS+= -I${.CURDIR}/../lib
 
 MAN=
 
-LIBADD=	z fifolog
+LIBADD=	fifolog
 
 regress:
 	./${PROG} /tmp/fifolog.0
diff --git a/usr.sbin/fifolog/fifolog_writer/Makefile b/usr.sbin/fifolog/fifolog_writer/Makefile
index 3e5e6cc83224..7a9316d3f654 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/fifolog/fifolog_writer/Makefile
+++ b/usr.sbin/fifolog/fifolog_writer/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ CFLAGS+= -I${.CURDIR}/../lib
 
 MAN=
 
-LIBADD=	z fifolog
+LIBADD=	fifolog
 
 regress:
 	date | ./${PROG} -z 0 /tmp/fifolog.0