diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index d3452fd3cef7..4d7b655b501e 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@
 *.cpp  diff=cpp
 *.hpp  diff=cpp
 *.py   diff=python
+. svn-properties=svn:keywords=tools/build/options/WITHOUT_LOADER_ZFS
diff --git a/share/mk/src.opts.mk b/share/mk/src.opts.mk
index f5c27cf141ea..54fcdff9d83f 100644
--- a/share/mk/src.opts.mk
+++ b/share/mk/src.opts.mk
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ __DEFAULT_YES_OPTIONS = \
     WIRELESS \
     WPA_SUPPLICANT_EAPOL \
     ZFS \
+    LOADER_ZFS \
     ZONEINFO
 
 __DEFAULT_NO_OPTIONS = \
@@ -451,6 +452,7 @@ MK_SOURCELESS_UCODE:= no
 
 .if ${MK_CDDL} == "no"
 MK_ZFS:=	no
+MK_LOADER_ZFS:=	no
 MK_CTF:=	no
 .endif
 
diff --git a/stand/efi/boot1/Makefile b/stand/efi/boot1/Makefile
index 88bbb312970c..721d193df5af 100644
--- a/stand/efi/boot1/Makefile
+++ b/stand/efi/boot1/Makefile
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ CWARNFLAGS.zfs_module.c += -Wno-unused-function
 
 # architecture-specific loader code
 SRCS=	boot1.c self_reloc.c start.S ufs_module.c
-.if ${MK_ZFS} != "no"
+.if ${MK_LOADER_ZFS} != "no"
 SRCS+=		zfs_module.c
 CFLAGS.zfs_module.c+=	-I${ZFSSRC}
 CFLAGS.zfs_module.c+=	-I${SYSDIR}/cddl/boot/zfs
diff --git a/stand/efi/libefi/Makefile b/stand/efi/libefi/Makefile
index f45f3a70155e..9b0330815900 100644
--- a/stand/efi/libefi/Makefile
+++ b/stand/efi/libefi/Makefile
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ CFLAGS+= -fPIC -mno-red-zone
 .endif
 CFLAGS+= -I${EFIINC}
 CFLAGS+= -I${EFIINCMD}
-.if ${MK_ZFS} != "no"
+.if ${MK_LOADER_ZFS} != "no"
 CFLAGS+=	-I${ZFSSRC}
 CFLAGS+=	-DEFI_ZFS_BOOT
 .endif
diff --git a/stand/efi/loader/Makefile b/stand/efi/loader/Makefile
index 94c06d01bbfa..58c58533ab2e 100644
--- a/stand/efi/loader/Makefile
+++ b/stand/efi/loader/Makefile
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ SRCS=	autoload.c \
 	vers.c
 
 CFLAGS+=	-I${.CURDIR}/../loader
-.if ${MK_ZFS} != "no"
+.if ${MK_LOADER_ZFS} != "no"
 CFLAGS+=	-I${ZFSSRC}
 CFLAGS+=	-DEFI_ZFS_BOOT
 HAVE_ZFS=	yes
diff --git a/stand/i386/Makefile b/stand/i386/Makefile
index 36eba8b1bd59..2a9ead4c8e72 100644
--- a/stand/i386/Makefile
+++ b/stand/i386/Makefile
@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@ SUBDIR.yes+=	pxeldr
 SUBDIR.yes+=	kgzldr
 .endif
 
-SUBDIR.${MK_ZFS}+=	zfsboot gptzfsboot
+SUBDIR.${MK_LOADER_ZFS}+=	zfsboot gptzfsboot
 
 .include <bsd.subdir.mk>
diff --git a/stand/i386/loader/Makefile b/stand/i386/loader/Makefile
index 97a5d65145c7..dbb993eaad02 100644
--- a/stand/i386/loader/Makefile
+++ b/stand/i386/loader/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 
-HAVE_ZFS=		${MK_ZFS}
+HAVE_ZFS=		${MK_LOADER_ZFS}
 
 LOADER_NET_SUPPORT?=	yes
 LOADER_NFS_SUPPORT?=	yes
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ ${LOADER}: ${LOADER}.bin ${BTXLDR} ${BTXKERN}
 ${LOADER}.bin: ${LOADER}.sym
 	strip -R .comment -R .note -o ${.TARGET} ${.ALLSRC}
 
-.if ${MK_ZFS} == "yes" && ${LOADER_INTERP} == ${LOADER_DEFAULT_INTERP}
+.if ${MK_LOADER_ZFS} == "yes" && ${LOADER_INTERP} == ${LOADER_DEFAULT_INTERP}
 LINKS+=		${BINDIR}/${LOADER} ${BINDIR}/zfsloader
 .endif
 .if ${LOADER_INTERP} == ${LOADER_DEFAULT_INTERP}
diff --git a/stand/libsa/Makefile b/stand/libsa/Makefile
index d59db0fd51b9..95cededc3233 100644
--- a/stand/libsa/Makefile
+++ b/stand/libsa/Makefile
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ SRCS+=  explicit_bzero.c crc32_libkern.c
 .endif
 
 # Maybe ZFS
-.if ${MK_ZFS} == "yes"
+.if ${MK_LOADER_ZFS} == "yes"
 .include "${SASRC}/zfs/Makefile.inc"
 .endif
 
diff --git a/stand/sparc64/Makefile b/stand/sparc64/Makefile
index 0b20d007d0ec..da9fba32e071 100644
--- a/stand/sparc64/Makefile
+++ b/stand/sparc64/Makefile
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ NO_OBJ=t
 .include <bsd.init.mk>
 
 SUBDIR.yes=	boot1 loader
-SUBDIR.${MK_ZFS}+=zfsboot
+SUBDIR.${MK_LOADER_ZFS}+=zfsboot
 
 .include <bsd.subdir.mk>
diff --git a/stand/sparc64/loader/Makefile b/stand/sparc64/loader/Makefile
index 47052b743463..7bc2ee5aa9fa 100644
--- a/stand/sparc64/loader/Makefile
+++ b/stand/sparc64/loader/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 
-HAVE_ZFS=		${MK_ZFS}
+HAVE_ZFS=		${MK_LOADER_ZFS}
 
 LOADER_DISK_SUPPORT?=	yes
 LOADER_UFS_SUPPORT?=	yes
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ NEWVERSWHAT?=	"bootstrap loader" sparc64
 VERSION_FILE=	${.CURDIR}/../loader/version
 INSTALLFLAGS=	-b
 
-.if ${MK_ZFS} != "no"
+.if ${MK_LOADER_ZFS} != "no"
 HAVE_ZFS=	yes
 .endif
 
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ HELP_FILES=	${.CURDIR}/help.sparc64
 
 LDFLAGS+=	-static
 
-.if ${MK_ZFS} == "yes"
+.if ${MK_LOADER_ZFS} == "yes"
 LINKS=		${BINDIR}/loader ${BINDIR}/zfsloader
 .endif
 
diff --git a/stand/userboot/userboot/Makefile b/stand/userboot/userboot/Makefile
index 630d56b29d0f..d8e71b9781d7 100644
--- a/stand/userboot/userboot/Makefile
+++ b/stand/userboot/userboot/Makefile
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ VERSION_FILE=	${.CURDIR}/../userboot/version
 LINKS+=		${BINDIR}/${SHLIB_NAME} ${BINDIR}/userboot.so
 .endif
 
-.if ${MK_ZFS} != "no"
+.if ${MK_LOADER_ZFS} != "no"
 CFLAGS+=	-DUSERBOOT_ZFS_SUPPORT
 HAVE_ZFS=yes
 .endif
diff --git a/tools/build/options/WITHOUT_LOADER_ZFS b/tools/build/options/WITHOUT_LOADER_ZFS
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d3b8c7d00c78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/build/options/WITHOUT_LOADER_ZFS
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+.\" $FreeBSD$
+Set to not build ZFS file system boot loader support.
diff --git a/tools/build/options/WITHOUT_ZFS b/tools/build/options/WITHOUT_ZFS
index bd21b7889e77..230494557eb7 100644
--- a/tools/build/options/WITHOUT_ZFS
+++ b/tools/build/options/WITHOUT_ZFS
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 .\" $FreeBSD$
-Set to not build ZFS file system.
+Set to not build ZFS file system kernel module, libraries, and user commands.