diff --git a/bin/9l b/bin/9l
index e3079e38..6bf8729d 100755
--- a/bin/9l
+++ b/bin/9l
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ case "$tag" in
 	;;
 *Darwin*)
 	ld="${CC9:-gcc} -m64 $CC9FLAGS"
+	extralibs="-lresolv"
 	;;
 *SunOS*)
 	ld="${CC9:-cc} -g $CC9FLAGS"