diff --git a/misc/tmux/Makefile b/misc/tmux/Makefile
index 287e0fcf0adb..204f99ad4ac8 100644
--- a/misc/tmux/Makefile
+++ b/misc/tmux/Makefile
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	--enable-sixel
 USE_TOOLS+=	pkg-config
 USE_FEATURES+=	strnlen
 
+CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	--enable-utempter
+
 SUBST_CLASSES+=			sysconfdir
 SUBST_STAGE.sysconfdir=		pre-configure
 SUBST_MESSAGE.sysconfdir=	Do not force sysconfdir to /etc
diff --git a/x11/xterm/Makefile b/x11/xterm/Makefile
index e8fddef37b3c..c98969b1dcca 100644
--- a/x11/xterm/Makefile
+++ b/x11/xterm/Makefile
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	--enable-narrowproto
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	--enable-wide-chars
 .endif
 
+CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	--with-utempter
+
 .include "../../x11/libX11/buildlink3.mk"
 .include "../../x11/libXt/buildlink3.mk"
 ###