diff --git a/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/docsinstall b/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/docsinstall
index 2e893b53537b..f0bc8f5ee8b9 100755
--- a/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/docsinstall
+++ b/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/docsinstall
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ dialog_menu_main()
 	selected=$( eval $DIALOG \
 		--title \"\$title\"             \
 		--backtitle \"\$btitle\"        \
+		--separate-output               \
 		--hline \"\$hline\"             \
 		--ok-label \"\$msg_ok\"         \
 		--cancel-label \"\$msg_cancel\" \
diff --git a/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/zfsboot b/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/zfsboot
index d2e0375e51eb..e148da20310b 100755
--- a/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/zfsboot
+++ b/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/zfsboot
@@ -581,6 +581,7 @@ dialog_menu_layout()
 			selections=$( eval $DIALOG \
 				--title \"\$DIALOG_TITLE\"         \
 				--backtitle \"\$DIALOG_BACKTITLE\" \
+				--separate-output                  \
 				--hline \"\$hline\"                \
 				--ok-label \"\$msg_ok\"            \
 				--cancel-label \"\$msg_back\"      \