diff --git a/contrib/bind9/FREEBSD-Upgrade b/contrib/bind9/FREEBSD-Upgrade
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f5901817d461
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/bind9/FREEBSD-Upgrade
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# $FreeBSD$
+#
+# Bug trhodes@ and des@ to actually throw some text in here.
+#
+
+while read pattern ; do rm -rf $pattern ; done <FREEBSD-Xlist
+
+sed -i.orig -e '/\/tests/d; /docutil/d;' configure.in Makefile.in */Makefile.in
+
+autoconf253
+
+autoheader253
+
+./configure --prefix=/usr --infodir=/usr/share/info --mandir=/usr/share/man \
+	--enable-threads --enable-libbind --disable-ipv6 \
+	--enable-getifaddrs --disable-linux-caps \
+	--with-openssl=/usr --with-randomdev=/dev/random
diff --git a/contrib/bind9/FREEBSD-Xlist b/contrib/bind9/FREEBSD-Xlist
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..652d2c0d2f98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/bind9/FREEBSD-Xlist
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+# $FreeBSD$
+
+# Misc. stuff
+.cvsignore
+aclocal.m4
+bin/tests
+config.h.in
+configure
+contrib
+docutil
+
+# Windows directories
+bin/check/win32
+bin/dig/win32
+bin/dnssec/win32
+bin/named/win32
+bin/nsupdate/win32
+bin/rndc/win32
+bin/win32
+config.h.win32
+lib/bind9/win32
+lib/dns/gen-win32.h
+lib/dns/win32
+lib/isc/win32
+lib/isccc/win32
+lib/isccfg/win32
+lib/lwres/win32
+lib/win32
+win32utils
+
+# Various ports to other OSs
+lib/bind/port/aix32
+lib/bind/port/aix4
+lib/bind/port/aux3
+lib/bind/port/bsdos
+lib/bind/port/bsdos2
+lib/bind/port/cygwin
+lib/bind/port/darwin
+lib/bind/port/decunix
+lib/bind/port/hpux
+lib/bind/port/hpux10
+lib/bind/port/hpux9
+lib/bind/port/irix
+lib/bind/port/linux
+lib/bind/port/lynxos
+lib/bind/port/mpe
+lib/bind/port/netbsd
+lib/bind/port/next
+lib/bind/port/openbsd
+lib/bind/port/prand_conf
+lib/bind/port/qnx
+lib/bind/port/rhapsody
+lib/bind/port/sco42
+lib/bind/port/sco50
+lib/bind/port/solaris
+lib/bind/port/sunos
+lib/bind/port/ultrix
+lib/bind/port/unixware20
+lib/bind/port/unixware212
+lib/bind/port/unixware7
+lib/bind/port/unknown