diff --git a/sys/conf/files b/sys/conf/files
--- a/sys/conf/files
+++ b/sys/conf/files
@@ -3865,7 +3865,7 @@
 kern/serdev_if.m		standard
 kern/stack_protector.c		standard \
 	compile-with "${NORMAL_C:N-fstack-protector*}"
-kern/subr_acl_nfs4.c		optional ufs_acl | zfs
+kern/subr_acl_nfs4.c		optional ufs_acl | zfs | nfscl
 kern/subr_acl_posix1e.c		optional ufs_acl
 kern/subr_asan.c		optional kasan \
 	compile-with "${NOSAN_C:N-fstack-protector*}"
diff --git a/sys/fs/nfsclient/nfs_clport.c b/sys/fs/nfsclient/nfs_clport.c
--- a/sys/fs/nfsclient/nfs_clport.c
+++ b/sys/fs/nfsclient/nfs_clport.c
@@ -1489,3 +1489,4 @@
 MODULE_DEPEND(nfscl, krpc, 1, 1, 1);
 MODULE_DEPEND(nfscl, nfssvc, 1, 1, 1);
 MODULE_DEPEND(nfscl, xdr, 1, 1, 1);
+MODULE_DEPEND(nfscl, acl_nfs4, 1, 1, 1);