diff --git a/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/bootconfig b/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/bootconfig
index c0a0ff4f77ee..c5218b10a271 100755
--- a/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/bootconfig
+++ b/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/bootconfig
@@ -1,94 +1,97 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 #-
 # Copyright (c) 2018 Rebecca Cran
 # Copyright (c) 2017 Nathan Whitehorn
 # All rights reserved.
 #
 # Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
 # modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
 # are met:
 # 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
 #    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
 # 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
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 #    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
 #
 # THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
 # ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
 # IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
 # ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
 # FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
 # DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
 # OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
 # HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
 # LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
 # OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
 # SUCH DAMAGE.
 #
 # $FreeBSD$
 
+
+FREEBSD_BOOTLABEL="FreeBSD"
+
 BSDCFG_SHARE="/usr/share/bsdconfig"
 . $BSDCFG_SHARE/common.subr || exit 1
 
 : ${TMPDIR:="/tmp"}
 
 die() {
 	echo $*
 	exit 1
 }
 
 if [ `uname -m` == powerpc ]; then
 	platform=`sysctl -n hw.platform`
 	if [ "$platform" == ps3 -o "$platform" == powernv ]; then
 		rootpart=$(awk '{ if($2 == "/") printf("%s:%s\n", $3, $1); }' $PATH_FSTAB)
+		kboot_conf=$BSDINSTALL_CHROOT/boot/etc/kboot.conf
 		mkdir -p $BSDINSTALL_CHROOT/boot/etc/
-		echo FreeBSD=\'/kernel/kernel kernelname=/boot/kernel/kernel vfs.root.mountfrom=${rootpart}\' > $BSDINSTALL_CHROOT/boot/etc/kboot.conf
+		echo default=$FREEBSD_BOOTLABEL > $kboot_conf
+		echo $FREEBSD_BOOTLABEL=\'/kernel/kernel kernelname=/boot/kernel/kernel vfs.root.mountfrom=${rootpart}\' >> $kboot_conf
 	fi
 fi
 
 # Update the ESP (EFI System Partition) with the new bootloader if we have an ESP
 if [ -n "$(awk '{if ($2=="/boot/efi") printf("%s\n",$1);}' $PATH_FSTAB)" ]; then
 	case $(uname -m) in
 	    arm64)	ARCHBOOTNAME=aa64 ;;
 	    amd64)	ARCHBOOTNAME=x64 ;;
 	    riscv)	ARCHBOOTNAME=riscv64 ;;
     #	    arm)	ARCHBOOTNAME=arm ;; # No other support for arm install
     #	    i386)	ARCHBOOTNAME=ia32 ;; # no support for this in i386 kernels, rare machines
 	    *)		die "Unsupported arch $(uname -m) for UEFI install"
 	esac
 	BOOTDIR="/efi/boot"
 	BOOTNAME="${BOOTDIR}/boot${ARCHBOOTNAME}.efi"
 	FREEBSD_BOOTDIR="/efi/freebsd"
 	FREEBSD_BOOTNAME="${FREEBSD_BOOTDIR}/loader.efi"
 	mntpt="$BSDINSTALL_CHROOT/boot/efi"
 
 	f_dprintf "Installing loader.efi onto ESP"
 	mkdir -p "${mntpt}/${FREEBSD_BOOTDIR}" "${mntpt}/${BOOTDIR}"
 	cp "$BSDINSTALL_CHROOT/boot/loader.efi" "${mntpt}/${FREEBSD_BOOTNAME}"
 
 	#
 	# The following shouldn't be necessary. UEFI defines a way to
 	# specifically select what to boot (which we do via
 	# efibootmgr). However, virtual environments often times lack
 	# support for the NV variables efibootmgr sets. In addition,
 	# some UEFI implementations have features that interfere with
 	# the setting of these variables. To combat that, we install the
 	# default removable media boot file as a fallback if it doesn't
 	# exist. We don't install it all the time since that can
 	# interfere with other installations on the drive (like rEFInd).
 	#
 	if [ ! -f "${mntpt}/${BOOTNAME}" ]; then
 		cp "$BSDINSTALL_CHROOT/boot/loader.efi" "${mntpt}/${BOOTNAME}"
 	fi
 
-	bootlabel="FreeBSD"
-
 	if [ "$BSDINSTALL_CONFIGCURRENT" ]; then
 		f_dprintf "Creating UEFI boot entry"
-		efibootmgr --create --activate --label "$bootlabel" --loader "${mntpt}/${FREEBSD_BOOTNAME}" > /dev/null
+		efibootmgr --create --activate --label "$FREEBSD_BOOTLABEL" --loader "${mntpt}/${FREEBSD_BOOTNAME}" > /dev/null
 	fi
 
 	f_dprintf "Finished configuring ESP"
 fi
 
 # Add boot0cfg for MBR BIOS booting?