diff --git a/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/docsinstall b/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/docsinstall
--- a/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/docsinstall
+++ b/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/docsinstall
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 msg_cancel="Cancel"
 msg_dadoc_desc="Danish Documentation"
 msg_dedoc_desc="German Documentation"
-msg_docsinstall_menu_text="This menu allows you to install the whole documentation set from\nthe FreeBSD Documentation Project: Handbook, FAQ, and articles.\n\nPlease select the language versions you wish to install. At\nminimum, you should install the English version, the original\nversion of the documentation."
+msg_docsinstall_menu_text="This menu allows you to install the whole documentation set from the FreeBSD Documentation Project: Handbook, FAQ, and articles.\n\nPlease select the language versions you wish to install. At minimum, you should install the English version, the original version of the documentation."
 msg_eldoc_desc="Greek Documentation"
 msg_endoc_desc="English Documentation (recommended)"
 msg_esdoc_desc="Spanish Documentation"
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
 
 # dialog_menu_main
 #
-# Display the dialog(1)-based application main menu.
+# Display the bsddialog(1)-based application main menu.
 #
 dialog_menu_main()
 {
@@ -108,15 +108,8 @@
 		" # END-QUOTE
 	done
 
-	local height width rows
-	eval f_dialog_checklist_size height width rows \
-	                             \"\$title\"  \
-	                             \"\$btitle\" \
-	                             \"\$prompt\" \
-	                             \"\$hline\"  \
-	                             $check_list
 	local selected
-	selected=$( eval $DIALOG \
+	selected=$( eval bsddialog \
 		--title \"\$title\"             \
 		--backtitle \"\$btitle\"        \
 		--separate-output               \
@@ -124,7 +117,7 @@
 		--ok-label \"\$msg_ok\"         \
 		--cancel-label \"\$msg_cancel\" \
 		--checklist \"\$prompt\"        \
-		$height $width $rows            \
+		0 0 0                           \
 		$check_list                     \
 		2>&1 >&$DIALOG_TERMINAL_PASSTHRU_FD
 	)