diff --git a/misc/screen/Makefile b/misc/screen/Makefile
index 7439e5515ea2..c869125e4d6b 100644
--- a/misc/screen/Makefile
+++ b/misc/screen/Makefile
@@ -79,5 +79,6 @@ screen-terminfo:
 	${SETENV} TERMINFO=${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/share/lib/terminfo	\
 		/usr/bin/tic screeninfo.src
 
+.include "../../joyent/libutempter/buildlink3.mk"
 .include "../../mk/termcap.buildlink3.mk"
 .include "../../mk/bsd.pkg.mk"
diff --git a/misc/tmux/Makefile b/misc/tmux/Makefile
index 6c836d095a3e..bdf99a7683cc 100644
--- a/misc/tmux/Makefile
+++ b/misc/tmux/Makefile
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ USE_TERMINFO=	yes
 
 USE_TOOLS+=	pkg-config
 
+CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	--enable-utempter
+
 SUBST_CLASSES+=			sysconfdir
 SUBST_STAGE.sysconfdir=		pre-configure
 SUBST_MESSAGE.sysconfdir=	Do not force sysconfdir to /etc
@@ -36,5 +38,6 @@ CPPFLAGS+=	-D__DARWIN_VERS_1050=0
 
 .include "../../devel/libevent/buildlink3.mk"
 BUILDLINK_API_DEPENDS.libevent+=	libevent>=2.0.10
+.include "../../joyent/libutempter/buildlink3.mk"
 .include "../../mk/curses.buildlink3.mk"
 .include "../../mk/bsd.pkg.mk"
diff --git a/net/mosh/Makefile b/net/mosh/Makefile
index 59a50a68b0e1..b22f6312933a 100644
--- a/net/mosh/Makefile
+++ b/net/mosh/Makefile
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ TEST_TARGET=	check
 .include "../../devel/protobuf/buildlink3.mk"
 BUILDLINK_API_DEPENDS.zlib+=    zlib>=1.2.0.4
 .include "../../devel/zlib/buildlink3.mk"
+.include "../../joyent/libutempter/buildlink3.mk"
 .include "../../security/openssl/buildlink3.mk"
 
 .include "../../mk/curses.buildlink3.mk"
diff --git a/x11/xterm/Makefile b/x11/xterm/Makefile
index 326b04fd1f8f..099f4b72ed11 100644
--- a/x11/xterm/Makefile
+++ b/x11/xterm/Makefile
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	--enable-narrowproto
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	--enable-wide-chars
 .endif
 
+CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	--with-utempter
+
 .include "../../x11/libX11/buildlink3.mk"
 .include "../../x11/libXt/buildlink3.mk"
 ###
@@ -59,6 +61,7 @@ post-install:
 
 .include "../../mk/curses.buildlink3.mk"
 .include "../../mk/termcap.buildlink3.mk"
+.include "../../joyent/libutempter/buildlink3.mk"
 .include "../../sysutils/desktop-file-utils/desktopdb.mk"
 .include "../../mk/xaw.buildlink3.mk"
 .include "../../mk/bsd.pkg.mk"