diff --git a/release/packages/generate-ucl.sh b/release/packages/generate-ucl.sh
index 67c10e485eb7..10d9d3162f9c 100755
--- a/release/packages/generate-ucl.sh
+++ b/release/packages/generate-ucl.sh
@@ -1,146 +1,154 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 #
 # $FreeBSD$
 #
 
 main() {
 	desc=
 	comment=
 	debug=
 	uclsource=
 	while getopts "do:s:u:" arg; do
 		case ${arg} in
 		d)
 			debug=1
 			;;
 		o)
 			outname="${OPTARG}"
 			origname="${OPTARG}"
 			;;
 		s)
 			srctree="${OPTARG}"
 			;;
 		u)
 			uclfile="${OPTARG}"
 			;;
 		*)
 			echo "Unknown argument"
 			;;
 		esac
 	done
 
 	shift $(( ${OPTIND} - 1 ))
 
 	outname="$(echo ${outname} | tr '-' '_')"
+	vital="false"
 
 	case "${outname}" in
 		clibs)
+			vital="true"
 			# clibs should not have any dependencies or anything
 			# else imposed on it.
 			;;
 		caroot)
 			pkgdeps="utilities"
 			;;
+		utilities)
+			uclfile="${uclfile}"
+			vital="true"
+			;;
 		runtime)
 			outname="runtime"
-			uclfile="${uclfile}"
 			_descr="$(make -C ${srctree}/release/packages -f Makefile.package -V ${outname}_DESCR)"
+			vital="true"
 			;;
 		*_lib32_dev)
 			outname="${outname%%_lib32_dev}"
 			_descr="32-bit Libraries, Development Files"
 			pkgdeps="${outname}"
 			;;
 		*_lib32_dbg)
 			outname="${outname%%_lib32_dbg}"
 			_descr="32-bit Libraries, Debugging Symbols"
 			pkgdeps="${outname}"
 			;;
 		*_lib32)
 			outname="${outname%%_lib32}"
 			_descr="32-bit Libraries"
 			pkgdeps="${outname}"
 			;;
 		*_dev)
 			outname="${outname%%_dev}"
 			_descr="Development Files"
 			pkgdeps="${outname}"
 			;;
 		*_dbg)
 			outname="${outname%%_dbg}"
 			_descr="Debugging Symbols"
 			pkgdeps="${outname}"
 			;;
 		*_man)
 			outname="${outname%%_man}"
 			_descr="Manual Pages"
 			pkgdeps="${outname}"
 			;;
 		${origname})
 			pkgdeps="runtime"
 			;;
 		*)
 			uclfile="${outname##*}${origname}"
 			outname="${outname##*}${origname}"
 			;;
 	esac
 
 	outname="${outname%%_*}"
 
 	pkgdeps="$(echo ${pkgdeps} | tr '_' '-')"
 
 	desc="$(make -C ${srctree}/release/packages -f Makefile.package -V ${outname}_DESC)"
 	comment="$(make -C ${srctree}/release/packages -f Makefile.package -V ${outname}_COMMENT)"
 
 	uclsource="${srctree}/release/packages/${outname}.ucl"
 	if [ ! -e "${uclsource}" ]; then
 		uclsource="${srctree}/release/packages/template.ucl"
 	fi
 
 	if [ ! -z "${debug}" ]; then
 		echo ""
 		echo "==============================================================="
 		echo "DEBUG:"
 		echo "_descr=${_descr}"
 		echo "outname=${outname}"
 		echo "origname=${origname}"
 		echo "srctree=${srctree}"
 		echo "uclfile=${uclfile}"
 		echo "desc=${desc}"
 		echo "comment=${comment}"
+		echo "vital=${vital}"
 		echo "cp ${uclsource} -> ${uclfile}"
 		echo "==============================================================="
 		echo ""
 		echo ""
 		echo ""
 	fi
 
 	[ -z "${comment}" ] && comment="${outname} package"
 	[ ! -z "${_descr}" ] && comment="${comment} (${_descr})"
 	[ -z "${desc}" ] && desc="${outname} package"
 
 	cp "${uclsource}" "${uclfile}"
 	if [ ! -z "${pkgdeps}" ]; then
 		cat <<EOF >> ${uclfile}
 deps: {
 	FreeBSD-${pkgdeps}: {
 		origin: "base",
 		version: "${PKG_VERSION}"
 	}
 }
 EOF
 	fi
 	cap_arg="$( make -f ${srctree}/share/mk/bsd.endian.mk -VCAP_MKDB_ENDIAN )"
 	sed -i '' -e "s/%VERSION%/${PKG_VERSION}/" \
 		-e "s/%PKGNAME%/${origname}/" \
 		-e "s/%COMMENT%/${comment}/" \
 		-e "s/%DESC%/${desc}/" \
+		-e "s/%VITAL%/${vital}/" \
 		-e "s/%CAP_MKDB_ENDIAN%/${cap_arg}/g" \
 		-e "s/%PKG_NAME_PREFIX%/${PKG_NAME_PREFIX}/" \
 		-e "s|%PKG_WWW%|${PKG_WWW}|" \
 		-e "s/%PKG_MAINTAINER%/${PKG_MAINTAINER}/" \
 		${uclfile}
 	return 0
 }
 
 main "${@}"
diff --git a/release/packages/jail.ucl b/release/packages/jail.ucl
index 8448a15ebf7b..cc22cf042a76 100644
--- a/release/packages/jail.ucl
+++ b/release/packages/jail.ucl
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 #
 # $FreeBSD$
 #
 
 name = "%PKG_NAME_PREFIX%-%PKGNAME%"
 origin = "base"
 version = "%VERSION%"
 comment = "%COMMENT%"
 categories = [ base ]
 maintainer = "%PKG_MAINTAINER%"
 www = "%PKG_WWW%"
 prefix = "/"
-vital = true
+vital = %VITAL%
 licenselogic = "single"
 licenses = [ BSD2CLAUSE ]
 desc = <<EOD
 %DESC%
 EOD
 
diff --git a/release/packages/runtime.ucl b/release/packages/runtime.ucl
index e196c5cee5ca..398ca760e11f 100644
--- a/release/packages/runtime.ucl
+++ b/release/packages/runtime.ucl
@@ -1,29 +1,29 @@
 #
 # $FreeBSD$
 #
 
 name = "%PKG_NAME_PREFIX%-%PKGNAME%"
 origin = "base"
 version = "%VERSION%"
 comment = "%COMMENT%"
 categories = [ base ]
 maintainer = "%PKG_MAINTAINER%"
 www = "%PKG_WWW%"
 prefix = "/"
-vital = true
+vital = %VITAL%
 licenselogic = "single"
 licenses = [ BSD2CLAUSE ]
 desc = <<EOD
 %DESC%
 EOD
 scripts: {
 	post-install = <<EOD
 	pwd_mkdb -i -p -d  ${PKG_ROOTDIR}/etc ${PKG_ROOTDIR}/etc/master.passwd
 	services_mkdb %CAP_MKDB_ENDIAN% -q -o ${PKG_ROOTDIR}/var/db/services.db ${PKG_ROOTDIR}/etc/services
 	chmod 1777 ${PKG_ROOTDIR}/tmp
 EOD
 }
 directories: {
     /dev = "y";
     /tmp = "y";
 }
diff --git a/release/packages/template.ucl b/release/packages/template.ucl
index f7cea7af8893..12830eed1178 100644
--- a/release/packages/template.ucl
+++ b/release/packages/template.ucl
@@ -1,17 +1,18 @@
 #
 # $FreeBSD$
 #
 
 name = "%PKG_NAME_PREFIX%-%PKGNAME%"
 origin = "base"
 version = "%VERSION%"
 comment = "%COMMENT%"
 categories = [ base ]
 maintainer = "%PKG_MAINTAINER%"
 www = "%PKG_WWW%"
 prefix = "/"
+vital = %VITAL%
 licenselogic = "single"
 licenses = [ BSD2CLAUSE ]
 desc = <<EOD
 %DESC%
 EOD
diff --git a/release/packages/utilities.ucl b/release/packages/utilities.ucl
index 6ec12b60df64..bdee3b23a362 100644
--- a/release/packages/utilities.ucl
+++ b/release/packages/utilities.ucl
@@ -1,23 +1,23 @@
 #
 # $FreeBSD$
 #
 
 name = "%PKG_NAME_PREFIX%-%PKGNAME%"
 origin = "base"
 version = "%VERSION%"
 comment = "%COMMENT%"
 categories = [ base ]
 maintainer = "%PKG_MAINTAINER%"
 www = "%PKG_WWW%"
 prefix = "/"
-vital = true
+vital = %VITAL%
 licenselogic = "single"
 licenses = [ BSD2CLAUSE ]
 desc = <<EOD
 %DESC%
 EOD
 scripts: {
 	post-install = <<EOD
 	cap_mkdb %CAP_MKDB_ENDIAN% ${PKG_ROOTDIR}/etc/login.conf
 EOD
 }