diff --git a/release/amd64/make-memstick.sh b/release/amd64/make-memstick.sh
index f26b79dbf7f4..2acecb5ee4be 100755
--- a/release/amd64/make-memstick.sh
+++ b/release/amd64/make-memstick.sh
@@ -13,15 +13,11 @@
 PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin
 export PATH
 
-BLOCKSIZE=10240
-
 if [ $# -ne 2 ]; then
   echo "make-memstick.sh /path/to/directory /path/to/image/file"
   exit 1
 fi
 
-tempfile="${2}.$$"
-
 if [ ! -d ${1} ]; then
   echo "${1} must be a directory"
   exit 1
@@ -32,47 +28,21 @@ if [ -e ${2} ]; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
-echo '/dev/gpt/FreeBSD_Install / ufs ro,noatime 1 1' > ${1}/etc/fstab
-rm -f ${tempfile}
-makefs -B little ${tempfile} ${1}
+echo '/dev/ufs/FreeBSD_Install / ufs ro,noatime 1 1' > ${1}/etc/fstab
+makefs -B little -o label=FreeBSD_Install ${2} ${1}
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
   echo "makefs failed"
   exit 1
 fi
 rm ${1}/etc/fstab
 
-#
-# Use $BLOCKSIZE for transfers to improve efficiency.  When calculating
-# how many blocks to transfer "+ 2" is to account for truncation in the
-# division and to provide space for the label.
-#
-
-filesize=`stat -f "%z" ${tempfile}`
-blocks=$(($filesize / ${BLOCKSIZE} + 256))
-dd if=/dev/zero of=${2} bs=${BLOCKSIZE} count=${blocks}
-if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-  echo "creation of image file failed"
-  exit 1
-fi
-
 unit=`mdconfig -a -t vnode -f ${2}`
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
   echo "mdconfig failed"
   exit 1
 fi
-
-gpart create -s GPT ${unit}
-gpart add -t freebsd-boot -s 64K ${unit}
-gpart bootcode -b ${1}/boot/pmbr -p ${1}/boot/gptboot -i 1 ${unit}
-gpart add -t freebsd-ufs -l FreeBSD_Install ${unit}
-
-dd if=${tempfile} of=/dev/${unit}p2 bs=$BLOCKSIZE conv=sync
-if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-  echo "copying filesystem into image file failed"
-  exit 1
-fi
-
+gpart create -s BSD ${unit}
+gpart bootcode -b ${1}/boot/boot ${unit}
+gpart add -t freebsd-ufs ${unit}
 mdconfig -d -u ${unit}
 
-rm -f ${tempfile}
-
diff --git a/release/i386/make-memstick.sh b/release/i386/make-memstick.sh
index f26b79dbf7f4..2acecb5ee4be 100755
--- a/release/i386/make-memstick.sh
+++ b/release/i386/make-memstick.sh
@@ -13,15 +13,11 @@
 PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin
 export PATH
 
-BLOCKSIZE=10240
-
 if [ $# -ne 2 ]; then
   echo "make-memstick.sh /path/to/directory /path/to/image/file"
   exit 1
 fi
 
-tempfile="${2}.$$"
-
 if [ ! -d ${1} ]; then
   echo "${1} must be a directory"
   exit 1
@@ -32,47 +28,21 @@ if [ -e ${2} ]; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
-echo '/dev/gpt/FreeBSD_Install / ufs ro,noatime 1 1' > ${1}/etc/fstab
-rm -f ${tempfile}
-makefs -B little ${tempfile} ${1}
+echo '/dev/ufs/FreeBSD_Install / ufs ro,noatime 1 1' > ${1}/etc/fstab
+makefs -B little -o label=FreeBSD_Install ${2} ${1}
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
   echo "makefs failed"
   exit 1
 fi
 rm ${1}/etc/fstab
 
-#
-# Use $BLOCKSIZE for transfers to improve efficiency.  When calculating
-# how many blocks to transfer "+ 2" is to account for truncation in the
-# division and to provide space for the label.
-#
-
-filesize=`stat -f "%z" ${tempfile}`
-blocks=$(($filesize / ${BLOCKSIZE} + 256))
-dd if=/dev/zero of=${2} bs=${BLOCKSIZE} count=${blocks}
-if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-  echo "creation of image file failed"
-  exit 1
-fi
-
 unit=`mdconfig -a -t vnode -f ${2}`
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
   echo "mdconfig failed"
   exit 1
 fi
-
-gpart create -s GPT ${unit}
-gpart add -t freebsd-boot -s 64K ${unit}
-gpart bootcode -b ${1}/boot/pmbr -p ${1}/boot/gptboot -i 1 ${unit}
-gpart add -t freebsd-ufs -l FreeBSD_Install ${unit}
-
-dd if=${tempfile} of=/dev/${unit}p2 bs=$BLOCKSIZE conv=sync
-if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-  echo "copying filesystem into image file failed"
-  exit 1
-fi
-
+gpart create -s BSD ${unit}
+gpart bootcode -b ${1}/boot/boot ${unit}
+gpart add -t freebsd-ufs ${unit}
 mdconfig -d -u ${unit}
 
-rm -f ${tempfile}
-