diff --git a/rescue/rescue/Makefile b/rescue/rescue/Makefile
--- a/rescue/rescue/Makefile
+++ b/rescue/rescue/Makefile
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
 
 CRUNCH_LIBS+= -l80211 -lalias -lcam -lncursesw -ldevstat -lipsec -llzma
 .if ${MK_ZFS} != "no"
-CRUNCH_LIBS+= -lavl -lpthread -lsys -luutil -lumem -ltpool -lspl -lrt
+CRUNCH_LIBS+= -lavl -lpthread -luutil -lumem -ltpool -lspl -lrt
 CRUNCH_LIBS_zfs+=	${LIBBE} \
 			${LIBZPOOL} \
 			${LIBZFS} \
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@
 CRUNCH_LIBS_zdb+=	${CRUNCH_LIBS_zfs}
 .else
 # liblzma needs pthread
-CRUNCH_LIBS+= -lpthread -lsys
+CRUNCH_LIBS+= -lpthread
 .endif
 CRUNCH_LIBS+= -lgeom -lbsdxml -lkiconv
 .if ${MK_OPENSSL} == "no"