--- lib/libvmmapi/Makefile.orig
+++ lib/libvmmapi/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 PACKAGE=lib${LIB}
 LIB=	vmmapi
-SHLIB_MAJOR=	6
+SHLIB_MAJOR=	%%VMMAPI_SHLIB_MAJOR%%
 SRCS=	vmmapi.c vmmapi_freebsd.c
 INCS=	vmmapi.h
 
--- usr.sbin/bhyvectl/Makefile.orig
+++ usr.sbin/bhyvectl/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@
 
 MAN=	bhyvectl.8
 
-LIBADD=	vmmapi util
+LIBADD=	util
+LDADD=		${SRCTOP}/lib/libvmmapi/libvmmapi.so.%%VMMAPI_SHLIB_MAJOR%%
 
 WARNS?=	3
 
--- usr.sbin/bhyveload/Makefile.orig
+++ usr.sbin/bhyveload/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 MAN=   bhyveload.8
 PACKAGE=       bhyve
 
-LIBADD=	vmmapi
+LDADD=		${SRCTOP}/lib/libvmmapi/libvmmapi.so.%%VMMAPI_SHLIB_MAJOR%%
 
 WARNS?=        3