Index: sshd.c
===================================================================
--- sshd.c
+++ sshd.c
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
 #endif
 #include <grp.h>
 #include <pwd.h>
+#include <resolv.h>
 #include <signal.h>
 #include <stdarg.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
@@ -2130,6 +2131,17 @@
 	ssh_signal(SIGCHLD, SIG_DFL);
 	ssh_signal(SIGINT, SIG_DFL);
 
+#ifdef __FreeBSD__
+	/*
+	 * Initialize the resolver.  This may not happen automatically
+	 * before privsep chroot().
+	 */
+	if ((_res.options & RES_INIT) == 0) {
+		debug("res_init()");
+		res_init();
+	}
+#endif
+
 	/*
 	 * Register our connection.  This turns encryption off because we do
 	 * not have a key.