diff --git a/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/zfsboot b/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/zfsboot
index f4388bedfdd9..99e42274c510 100755
--- a/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/zfsboot
+++ b/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/zfsboot
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ f_isset ZFSBOOT_DATASETS || ZFSBOOT_DATASETS="
 
 	# Create /var and friends
 	/var		mountpoint=/var,canmount=off
+	/var/audit	exec=off,setuid=off
 	/var/crash	exec=off,setuid=off
 	/var/log	exec=off,setuid=off
 	/var/mail	atime=on