diff --git a/tools/tools/makeroot/makeroot.8 b/tools/tools/makeroot/makeroot.8
index 379187c910dd..0ba3fdcad05c 100644
--- a/tools/tools/makeroot/makeroot.8
+++ b/tools/tools/makeroot/makeroot.8
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 .Op Fl e Ar extras-manifest
 .Op Fl f Ar filelist
 .Op Fl k Ar keydir Op Fl K Ar user
+.Op Fl l Ar label
 .Op Fl p Ar master.passwd Op Fl g Ar group
 .Op Fl s Ar size
 .Ar image-file
@@ -94,6 +95,8 @@ If no
 .Fl K
 argument is supplied then the files will be installed in the root user's
 directory.
+.It Fl l Ar label
+Set the file system volume label.
 .It Fl p Ar master.passwd Op Fl g Ar group
 Install an alternate
 .Ar master.passwd
diff --git a/tools/tools/makeroot/makeroot.sh b/tools/tools/makeroot/makeroot.sh
index ed448191d585..a1e669766bf0 100755
--- a/tools/tools/makeroot/makeroot.sh
+++ b/tools/tools/makeroot/makeroot.sh
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ KEYDIR=
 KEYUSERS=
 PASSWD=
 
-while getopts "B:de:f:g:K:k:p:s:" opt; do
+while getopts "B:de:f:g:K:k:l:p:s:" opt; do
 	case "$opt" in
 	B)	BFLAG="-B ${OPTARG}" ;;
 	d)	DEBUG=1 ;;
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ while getopts "B:de:f:g:K:k:p:s:" opt; do
 	g)	GROUP="${OPTARG}" ;;
 	K)	KEYUSERS="${KEYUSERS} ${OPTARG}" ;;
 	k)	KEYDIR="${OPTARG}" ;;
+	l)	LABEL="${OPTARG}" ;;
 	p)	PASSWD="${OPTARG}" ;;
 	s)	SIZE="${OPTARG}" ;;
 	*)	usage ;;
@@ -230,9 +231,12 @@ if [ -n "${KEYDIR}" ]; then
 	done
 fi
 
+if [ -n "${LABEL}" ]; then
+LABELFLAG="-o label=${LABEL}"
+fi
 if [ -n "${SIZE}" ]; then
 SIZEFLAG="-s ${SIZE}"
 fi
 
 cd ${BSDROOT}; makefs ${DUPFLAG} -N ${DBDIR} ${SIZEFLAG} ${BFLAG} \
-     -t ffs -f 256 ${IMGFILE} ${manifest}
+     -t ffs ${LABELFLAG} -f 256 ${IMGFILE} ${manifest}